ARIANNA: Current developments and understanding the ice for neutrino detection

The ARIANNA experiment aims to detect the radio signals of cosmogenic neutrinos. It is running in its pilot phase on the Ross Ice-shelf, and one station has been installed at South Pole. The ARIANNA concept is based on installing high-gain log periodic dipole antennas close to the surface monitoring...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:EPJ Web of Conferences
Main Author: Nelles Anna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921601008
https://doaj.org/article/69f4b1e58a2b4e42925b2e0098d2dba3
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Summary:The ARIANNA experiment aims to detect the radio signals of cosmogenic neutrinos. It is running in its pilot phase on the Ross Ice-shelf, and one station has been installed at South Pole. The ARIANNA concept is based on installing high-gain log periodic dipole antennas close to the surface monitoring the underlying ice for the radi signals following a neutrino interaction. Especially, but not only in this configuration, it is essential to understand the trajectories that the signals take through the ice. We will report on various experimental evidence concerning the signal propagation in ice. We will discuss the implications for neutrino detection, results of neutrino searches and give the first introduction to a new modular simulation framework.