Measurements of Cosmic Ray Mass Composition with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a multi-component detector at the South Pole. Besides studying high-energy neutrinos, it is capable of measuring high-energy cosmic rays from PeV to EeV. This energy region is thought to cover the transition from galactic to extragalactic sources of cosmic rays. T...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f55ff19762c648b5a33528133b84ceba 2023-06-11T04:16:46+02:00 Measurements of Cosmic Ray Mass Composition with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory Plum Matthias 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328302007 https://doaj.org/article/f55ff19762c648b5a33528133b84ceba EN eng EDP Sciences https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2023/09/epjconf_uhecr2023_02007.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2100-014X 2100-014X doi:10.1051/epjconf/202328302007 https://doaj.org/article/f55ff19762c648b5a33528133b84ceba EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 283, p 02007 (2023) Physics QC1-999 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328302007 2023-05-07T00:35:06Z The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a multi-component detector at the South Pole. Besides studying high-energy neutrinos, it is capable of measuring high-energy cosmic rays from PeV to EeV. This energy region is thought to cover the transition from galactic to extragalactic sources of cosmic rays. The observatory consists of the deep in-ice IceCube array, which measures the high-energy (≥500 GeV) muonic component, and the IceTop surface array, which is sensitive to the electromagnetic and low-energy muonic part of an air shower. The primary energy and the mass composition can be measured simultaneously by applying statistical methods including modern machine-learning techniques to reconstruct cosmic ray air showers. In this contribution, we will discuss recent improvements to the reconstruction techniques, the mass composition sensitivity, and an outlook on future improved measurements with the full surface scintillator/radio array to mitigate snow accumulation and measure the air shower maximum Xmax using imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes IceAct. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles South Pole EPJ Web of Conferences 283 02007 |
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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a multi-component detector at the South Pole. Besides studying high-energy neutrinos, it is capable of measuring high-energy cosmic rays from PeV to EeV. This energy region is thought to cover the transition from galactic to extragalactic sources of cosmic rays. The observatory consists of the deep in-ice IceCube array, which measures the high-energy (≥500 GeV) muonic component, and the IceTop surface array, which is sensitive to the electromagnetic and low-energy muonic part of an air shower. The primary energy and the mass composition can be measured simultaneously by applying statistical methods including modern machine-learning techniques to reconstruct cosmic ray air showers. In this contribution, we will discuss recent improvements to the reconstruction techniques, the mass composition sensitivity, and an outlook on future improved measurements with the full surface scintillator/radio array to mitigate snow accumulation and measure the air shower maximum Xmax using imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes IceAct. |
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