A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole, consists of a surface detector comprised of ice-Cherenkov tanks, IceTop, and an optical in-ice array. With this combination, IceCube provides the unique possibility to perform coincident measurements of the low-energy (∼ GeV) an...
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ftubkarlsruhe:oai:EVASTAR-Karlsruhe.de:1000156235 2023-09-26T15:23:10+02:00 A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube Weyrauch, Mark IceCube Collaboration 2023-02-23 https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000156235 eng eng https://publikationen.bibliothek.kit.edu/1000156235 ddc:530 Physics info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530 doc-type:conferenceObject Event info:eu-repo/semantics/article article 2023 ftubkarlsruhe 2023-08-27T22:10:07Z The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole, consists of a surface detector comprised of ice-Cherenkov tanks, IceTop, and an optical in-ice array. With this combination, IceCube provides the unique possibility to perform coincident measurements of the low-energy (∼ GeV) and high-energy ( 400 GeV) muon component in cosmic-ray air shower events. Since IceTop does not feature dedicated muon detectors, an estimation of the GeV muon component on basis of individual air showers is challenging. However, an event-by-event GeV muon estimator can constitute a useful tool for, amongst others, cosmic ray composition analyses and, in combination with the TeV muon component, strongly constrain hadronic interaction models. One possibility for an event-by-event estimation of low-energy muons is given by the Two Component Lateral Distribution Function (Two Component LDF), combining an analytical description for the electromagnetic and muon lateral distribution of the full detector signal. In this talk, I will discuss the main principle of the Two Component LDF and present first results of the reconstruction of simulated air-shower events. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie) South Pole |
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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole, consists of a surface detector comprised of ice-Cherenkov tanks, IceTop, and an optical in-ice array. With this combination, IceCube provides the unique possibility to perform coincident measurements of the low-energy (∼ GeV) and high-energy ( 400 GeV) muon component in cosmic-ray air shower events. Since IceTop does not feature dedicated muon detectors, an estimation of the GeV muon component on basis of individual air showers is challenging. However, an event-by-event GeV muon estimator can constitute a useful tool for, amongst others, cosmic ray composition analyses and, in combination with the TeV muon component, strongly constrain hadronic interaction models. One possibility for an event-by-event estimation of low-energy muons is given by the Two Component Lateral Distribution Function (Two Component LDF), combining an analytical description for the electromagnetic and muon lateral distribution of the full detector signal. In this talk, I will discuss the main principle of the Two Component LDF and present first results of the reconstruction of simulated air-shower events. |
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A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube |
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A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube |
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A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube |
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A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube |
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A Two Component Lateral Distribution Function for the Reconstruction of Air-Shower Events with IceCube |
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two component lateral distribution function for the reconstruction of air-shower events with icecube |
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