Investigating cosmic rays and air shower physics with IceCube/IceTop
IceCube is a cubic-kilometer detector in the deep ice at South Pole. Its square-kilometer surface array, IceTop, is located at 2800 m altitude. IceTop is large and dense enough to cover the cosmic-ray energy spectrum from PeV to EeV energies with a remarkably small systematic uncertainty, thanks to...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3487e9c059dc4c29b08a1e77aa940e24 2023-05-15T18:22:47+02:00 Investigating cosmic rays and air shower physics with IceCube/IceTop Dembinski Hans 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201614501003 https://doaj.org/article/3487e9c059dc4c29b08a1e77aa940e24 EN eng EDP Sciences https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201614501003 https://doaj.org/toc/2100-014X 2100-014X doi:10.1051/epjconf/201614501003 https://doaj.org/article/3487e9c059dc4c29b08a1e77aa940e24 EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 145, p 01003 (2017) Physics QC1-999 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201614501003 2022-12-31T06:44:29Z IceCube is a cubic-kilometer detector in the deep ice at South Pole. Its square-kilometer surface array, IceTop, is located at 2800 m altitude. IceTop is large and dense enough to cover the cosmic-ray energy spectrum from PeV to EeV energies with a remarkably small systematic uncertainty, thanks to being close to the shower maximum. The experiment offers new insights into hadronic physics of air showers by observing three components: the electromagnetic signal at the surface, GeV muons in the periphery of the showers, and TeV muons in the deep ice. The cosmic-ray flux is measured with the surface signal. The mass composition is extracted from the energy loss of TeV muons observed in the deep ice in coincidence with signals at the surface. The muon lateral distribution is obtained from GeV muons identified in surface signals in the periphery of the shower. The energy spectrum of the most energetic TeV muons is also under study, as well as special events with laterally separated TeV muon tracks which originate from high-pT TeV muons. A combination of all these measurements opens the possibility to perform powerful new tests of hadronic interaction models used to simulate air showers. The latest results will be reviewed from this perspective. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles South Pole EPJ Web of Conferences 145 01003 |
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IceCube is a cubic-kilometer detector in the deep ice at South Pole. Its square-kilometer surface array, IceTop, is located at 2800 m altitude. IceTop is large and dense enough to cover the cosmic-ray energy spectrum from PeV to EeV energies with a remarkably small systematic uncertainty, thanks to being close to the shower maximum. The experiment offers new insights into hadronic physics of air showers by observing three components: the electromagnetic signal at the surface, GeV muons in the periphery of the showers, and TeV muons in the deep ice. The cosmic-ray flux is measured with the surface signal. The mass composition is extracted from the energy loss of TeV muons observed in the deep ice in coincidence with signals at the surface. The muon lateral distribution is obtained from GeV muons identified in surface signals in the periphery of the shower. The energy spectrum of the most energetic TeV muons is also under study, as well as special events with laterally separated TeV muon tracks which originate from high-pT TeV muons. A combination of all these measurements opens the possibility to perform powerful new tests of hadronic interaction models used to simulate air showers. The latest results will be reviewed from this perspective. |
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