Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT
The KM3NeT Collaboration has successfully deployed the first detection units of the next generation undersea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea at the two sites in Italy and in France. The data sample collected between December 2016 and January 2020 has been used to measure the atmospheric...
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ftupcatalunyair:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/385727 2024-09-15T18:28:57+00:00 Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT Ageron, M. Aiello, S Albert, Arthur Alshamsi, Mohammed Ambrosone, Antonio André, Michel Androulakis, Giorgos Anghinolfi, Marco Anton, Gisela Ardid Ramírez, Miguel Aublin, J. Bagatelas, Christos Centre Tecnològic de Vilanova i la Geltrú Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. LAB - Laboratori d'Aplicacions Bioacústiques 2021 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2117/385727 eng eng arXiv https://pos.sissa.it/395/1112 Ageron, M. [et al.]. Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT. A: International Cosmic Ray Conference. "37th International Cosmic Ray Conference: ICRC2021: 12-23 July 2021, Berlin, Germany-online". Ithaca, NY: arXiv, 2021, ISBN 18248039. 18248039 http://hdl.handle.net/2117/385727 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Open Access Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica Cherenkov radiation Neutrinos Charged particles Cosmic rays Cosmology Earth atmosphere Intelligent systems Monte Carlo methods Neutrons Particle detectors Telescopes Atmospheric muons Data sample Energy Extensive air showers Mediterranean sea Monte Carlo's simulation Neutrino telescopes Sensitivity studies Simulated signals Simulation studies Sea level Neutrins Detectors òptics Radiació sincrotrònica Conference report 2021 ftupcatalunyair 2024-07-25T10:54:47Z The KM3NeT Collaboration has successfully deployed the first detection units of the next generation undersea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea at the two sites in Italy and in France. The data sample collected between December 2016 and January 2020 has been used to measure the atmospheric muon rate at two different depths under the sea level: 3.5 km with KM3NeTARCA and 2.5 km with KM3NeT-ORCA. Atmospheric muons represent an abundant signal in a neutrino telescope and can be used to test the reliability of the Monte Carlo simulation chain and to study the physics of extensive air showers caused by highly-energetic primary nuclei impinging the Earth’s atmosphere. At energies above PeV the contribution from prompt muons, created right after the first interaction in the shower, is expected to become dominant, however its existence has not yet been experimentally confirmed. In this talk, data collected with the first detection units of KM3NeT are compared to Monte Carlo simulations based on MUPAGE and CORSIKA codes. The main features of the simulation and reconstruction chains are presented. Additionally, the first results of the simulated signal from the prompt muon component for KM3NeT-ARCA and KM3NeT-ORCA obtained with CORSIKA are discussed. Article signat per 297 autors/es: M.Ageron, S. Aiello, A. Albert, M. Alshamsi, S. Alves Garre, Z. Aly, A. Ambrosone, F. Ameli, M. Andre, G. Androulakis, M. Anghinolfi, M. Anguita, G. Anton, M. Ardid, S. Ardid, W. Assal, J. Aublin, C. Bagatelas, B. Baret, S. Basegmez du Pree, M. Bendahman, F. Benfenati, E. Berbee, A. M. van den Berg, V. Bertin, S. Beurthey, V. van Beveren, S. Biagi, M. Billault, M. Bissinger, M. Boettcher, M. Bou Cabo, J. Boumaaza, M. Bouta, C. Boutonnet, G. Bouvet, M. Bouwhuis, C. Bozza, H.Brânzas, R. Bruijn, J. Brunner, R. Bruno, E. Buis, R. Buompane, J. Busto, B. Caiffi, L. Caillat, D. Calvo, S. Campion, A. Capone, H. Carduner, V. Carretero, P. Castaldi, S. Celli;, R. Cereseto, M. Chabab, C. Champion, N. Chau, A. Chen, S. Cherubini, V. ... Conference Object Orca Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech: UPCommons - Global access to UPC knowledge |
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica Cherenkov radiation Neutrinos Charged particles Cosmic rays Cosmology Earth atmosphere Intelligent systems Monte Carlo methods Neutrons Particle detectors Telescopes Atmospheric muons Data sample Energy Extensive air showers Mediterranean sea Monte Carlo's simulation Neutrino telescopes Sensitivity studies Simulated signals Simulation studies Sea level Neutrins Detectors òptics Radiació sincrotrònica |
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica Cherenkov radiation Neutrinos Charged particles Cosmic rays Cosmology Earth atmosphere Intelligent systems Monte Carlo methods Neutrons Particle detectors Telescopes Atmospheric muons Data sample Energy Extensive air showers Mediterranean sea Monte Carlo's simulation Neutrino telescopes Sensitivity studies Simulated signals Simulation studies Sea level Neutrins Detectors òptics Radiació sincrotrònica Ageron, M. Aiello, S Albert, Arthur Alshamsi, Mohammed Ambrosone, Antonio André, Michel Androulakis, Giorgos Anghinolfi, Marco Anton, Gisela Ardid Ramírez, Miguel Aublin, J. Bagatelas, Christos Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica Cherenkov radiation Neutrinos Charged particles Cosmic rays Cosmology Earth atmosphere Intelligent systems Monte Carlo methods Neutrons Particle detectors Telescopes Atmospheric muons Data sample Energy Extensive air showers Mediterranean sea Monte Carlo's simulation Neutrino telescopes Sensitivity studies Simulated signals Simulation studies Sea level Neutrins Detectors òptics Radiació sincrotrònica |
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The KM3NeT Collaboration has successfully deployed the first detection units of the next generation undersea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea at the two sites in Italy and in France. The data sample collected between December 2016 and January 2020 has been used to measure the atmospheric muon rate at two different depths under the sea level: 3.5 km with KM3NeTARCA and 2.5 km with KM3NeT-ORCA. Atmospheric muons represent an abundant signal in a neutrino telescope and can be used to test the reliability of the Monte Carlo simulation chain and to study the physics of extensive air showers caused by highly-energetic primary nuclei impinging the Earth’s atmosphere. At energies above PeV the contribution from prompt muons, created right after the first interaction in the shower, is expected to become dominant, however its existence has not yet been experimentally confirmed. In this talk, data collected with the first detection units of KM3NeT are compared to Monte Carlo simulations based on MUPAGE and CORSIKA codes. The main features of the simulation and reconstruction chains are presented. Additionally, the first results of the simulated signal from the prompt muon component for KM3NeT-ARCA and KM3NeT-ORCA obtained with CORSIKA are discussed. Article signat per 297 autors/es: M.Ageron, S. Aiello, A. Albert, M. Alshamsi, S. Alves Garre, Z. Aly, A. Ambrosone, F. Ameli, M. Andre, G. Androulakis, M. Anghinolfi, M. Anguita, G. Anton, M. Ardid, S. Ardid, W. Assal, J. Aublin, C. Bagatelas, B. Baret, S. Basegmez du Pree, M. Bendahman, F. Benfenati, E. Berbee, A. M. van den Berg, V. Bertin, S. Beurthey, V. van Beveren, S. Biagi, M. Billault, M. Bissinger, M. Boettcher, M. Bou Cabo, J. Boumaaza, M. Bouta, C. Boutonnet, G. Bouvet, M. Bouwhuis, C. Bozza, H.Brânzas, R. Bruijn, J. Brunner, R. Bruno, E. Buis, R. Buompane, J. Busto, B. Caiffi, L. Caillat, D. Calvo, S. Campion, A. Capone, H. Carduner, V. Carretero, P. Castaldi, S. Celli;, R. Cereseto, M. Chabab, C. Champion, N. Chau, A. Chen, S. Cherubini, V. ... |
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Ageron, M. Aiello, S Albert, Arthur Alshamsi, Mohammed Ambrosone, Antonio André, Michel Androulakis, Giorgos Anghinolfi, Marco Anton, Gisela Ardid Ramírez, Miguel Aublin, J. Bagatelas, Christos |
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Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT |
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comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with monte carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with km3net |
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https://pos.sissa.it/395/1112 Ageron, M. [et al.]. Comparison of the measured atmospheric muon rate with Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity study for detection of prompt atmospheric muons with KM3NeT. A: International Cosmic Ray Conference. "37th International Cosmic Ray Conference: ICRC2021: 12-23 July 2021, Berlin, Germany-online". Ithaca, NY: arXiv, 2021, ISBN 18248039. 18248039 http://hdl.handle.net/2117/385727 |
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