Improved modeling of in-ice particle showers for IceCube event reconstruction
Journal article, 2024
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory relies on an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect Cherenkov light produced by charged particles in the South Pole ice. IceCube data analyses depend on an in-depth characterization of the glacial ice, and on novel approaches in event reconstruction that utilize fast approximations of photoelectron yields. Here, a more accurate model is derived for event reconstruction that better captures our current knowledge of ice optical properties. When evaluated on a Monte Carlo simulation set, the median angular resolution for in-ice particle showers improves by over a factor of three compared to a reconstruction based on a simplified model of the ice. The most substantial improvement is obtained when including effects of birefringence due to the polycrystalline structure of the ice. When evaluated on data classified as particle showers in the high-energy starting events sample, a significantly improved description of the events is observed.
Cherenkov detectors
Simulation methods
programs
Neutrino detectors
Author
R. Abbasi
Loyola University of Chicago
M. Ackermann
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
J. Adams
University of Canterbury
S. K. Agarwalla
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J.A. Aguilar
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
M. Ahlers
Niels Bohr Institute
J. M. Alameddine
Technische Universität Dortmund
N.M. Amin
University of Delaware
K. Andeen
Marquette University
G. Anton
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
C. Argüelles
Harvard University
Y. Ashida
University of Utah
S. Athanasiadou
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
L. Ausborm
RWTH Aachen University
S. N. Axani
University of Delaware
X. Bai
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
A. V. Balagopal
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Baricevic
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S.W. Barwick
University of California at Irvine (UCI)
S. Bash
Technical University of Munich
V. Basu
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
R. Bay
University of California
J.J. Beatty
Ohio State University
J. Beise
Uppsala University
C. Bellenghi
Technical University of Munich
C. Benning
RWTH Aachen University
S. Benzvi
University of Rochester
D. Berley
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
E. Bernardini
University of Padua
D. Z. Besson
University of Kansas
E. Blaufuss
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
S. Blot
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
F. Bontempo
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
J. Y. Book
Harvard University
C. Boscolo Meneguolo
University of Padua
S. Böser
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
O. Botner
Uppsala University
J. Böttcher
RWTH Aachen University
J. Braun
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
B. Brinson
Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Brostean-Kaiser
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
L. Brusa
RWTH Aachen University
R. T. Burley
University of Adelaide
R.S. Busse
University of Münster
D. Butterfield
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M.A. Campana
Drexel University
I. Caracas
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
K. Carloni
Harvard University
J. Carpio
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
S. Chattopadhyay
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
N. Chau
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Z. Chen
Stony Brook University
D. Chirkin
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Choi
Sungkyunkwan University
B.A. Clark
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
A. Coleman
Uppsala University
G.H. Collin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A. Connolly
Ohio State University
J.M. Conrad
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
P. Coppin
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
R. Corley
University of Utah
P. Correa
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
D. F. Cowen
Pennsylvania State University
P. Dave
Georgia Institute of Technology
C. De Clercq
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
J.J. Delaunay
University of Alabama
D. Delgado
Harvard University
S. Deng
RWTH Aachen University
K. Deoskar
Oskar Klein Centre
A. Desai
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
P. Desiati
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. D. De Vries
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
G. De Wasseige
Universite catholique de Louvain
T. Deyoung
Michigan State University
A. Diaz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
J. C. Díaz-Vélez
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Dittmer
University of Münster
A. Domi
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
L. Draper
University of Utah
H. Dujmovic
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Dutta
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
M. A. Duvernois
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
T. Ehrhardt
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
L. Eidenschink
Technical University of Munich
A. Eimer
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
P. Eller
Technical University of Munich
E. Ellinger
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
S. El Mentawi
RWTH Aachen University
D. Elsaesser
Technische Universität Dortmund
R. Engel
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
H. Erpenbeck
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J. Evans
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
P.A. Evenson
University of Delaware
K.L. Fan
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
K. Fang
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Farrag
Chiba University
A. R. Fazely
Southern University and A&M College
A. Fedynitch
Academia Sinica
N. Feigl
Humboldt University of Berlin
S. Fiedlschuster
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
C. Finley
Oskar Klein Centre
L. Fischer
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
D. Fox
Pennsylvania State University
A. Franckowiak
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
P. Fürst
RWTH Aachen University
J. S. Gallagher III
University of Wisconsin Madison
E. Ganster
RWTH Aachen University
A. Garcia
Harvard University
E. Genton
Universite catholique de Louvain
L. Gerhardt
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A. Ghadimi
University of Alabama
C. Girard-Carillo
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
C. Glaser
Uppsala University
T. Glüsenkamp
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
J.G. Gonzalez
University of Delaware
S. Goswami
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A. Granados
Michigan State University
D. Grant
Michigan State University
S.J. Gray
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
O. Gries
RWTH Aachen University
S. Griffin
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Griswold
University of Rochester
K.M. Groth
Niels Bohr Institute
C. Günther
RWTH Aachen University
P. Gutjahr
Technische Universität Dortmund
C. Ha
Chung-Ang University
C. Haack
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
A. Hallgren
Uppsala University
R. Halliday
Michigan State University
L. Halve
RWTH Aachen University
F. Halzen
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
H. Hamdaoui
Stony Brook University
M. Ha Minh
Technical University of Munich
M. Handt
RWTH Aachen University
K. Hanson
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J. Hardin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A.A. Harnisch
Michigan State University
P. Hatch
Queen's University
A. Haungs
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
J. Häußler
RWTH Aachen University
K. Helbing
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
J. Hellrung
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
J. Hermannsgabner
RWTH Aachen University
L. Heuermann
RWTH Aachen University
N. Heyer
Uppsala University
S. Hickford
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
A. Hidvegi
Oskar Klein Centre
C. Hill
Chiba University
G.C. Hill
University of Adelaide
K.D. Hoffman
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
S. Hori
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Hoshina
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Hostert
Harvard University
W. Hou
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
T. Huber
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
K. Hultqvist
Oskar Klein Centre
M. Hünnefeld
Technische Universität Dortmund
R. Hussain
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Hymon
Technische Universität Dortmund
A. Ishihara
Chiba University
W. Iwakiri
Chiba University
M. Jacquart
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
O. Janik
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
M. Jansson
Oskar Klein Centre
G.S. Japaridze
Clark Atlanta University
M. Jeong
University of Utah
M. Jin
Harvard University
B.J.P. Jones
University of Texas at Arlington
N. Kamp
Harvard University
D. Kang
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
W. Kang
Sungkyunkwan University
X. Kang
Drexel University
A. Kappes
University of Münster
D. Kappesser
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
L. Kardum
Technische Universität Dortmund
T. Karg
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
M. Karl
Technical University of Munich
A. Karle
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
A. Katil
University of Alberta
U. Katz
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
M. Kauer
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J.L. Kelley
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Khanal
University of Utah
A. Khatee Zathul
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
A. Kheirandish
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
J. Kiryluk
Stony Brook University
S.R. Klein
University of California
A. Kochocki
Michigan State University
R. Koirala
University of Delaware
H. Kolanoski
Humboldt University of Berlin
T. Kontrimas
Technical University of Munich
L. Köpke
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
C. Kopper
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
D.J. Koskinen
Niels Bohr Institute
P. Koundal
University of Delaware
M. Kovacevich
Drexel University
M. Kowalski
Humboldt University of Berlin
T. Kozynets
Niels Bohr Institute
J. Krishnamoorthi
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Kruiswijk
Universite catholique de Louvain
E. Krupczak
Michigan State University
A. Kumar
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
Emma Kun
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
N. Kurahashi
Drexel University
N. Lad
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
C. Lagunas Gualda
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
M. Lamoureux
Universite catholique de Louvain
M.J. Larson
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
S. Latseva
RWTH Aachen University
F. Lauber
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
J.P. Lazar
Universite catholique de Louvain
J.W. Lee
Sungkyunkwan University
K. Leonard Deholton
Pennsylvania State University
A. Leszczyńska
University of Delaware
J. Liao
Georgia Institute of Technology
M. Lincetto
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
M. Liubarska
University of Alberta
E. Lohfink
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
C. Love
Drexel University
C.J. Lozano Mariscal
University of Münster
L. Lu
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
F. Lucarelli
University of Geneva
W. Luszczak
Ohio State University
Y. Lyu
University of California
J. Madsen
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
E. Magnus
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
K.B.M. Mahn
Michigan State University
Y. Makino
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
E. Manao
Technical University of Munich
S. Mancina
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
W. Marie Sainte
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
I.C. Mariş
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
S. Marka
Columbia University
Z. Marka
Columbia University
M. Marsee
University of Alabama
I. Martinez-Soler
Harvard University
R. Maruyama
Yale University
F. Mayhew
Michigan State University
T. McElroy
University of Alberta
F. McNally
Mercer University
J.V. Mead
Niels Bohr Institute
K. Meagher
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Mechbal
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
A. Medina
Ohio State University
M. Meier
Chiba University
Y. Merckx
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
L. Merten
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
J. Micallef
Michigan State University
J. Mitchell
Southern University and A&M College
T. Montaruli
University of Geneva
R. W. Moore
University of Alberta
Y. Morii
Chiba University
R. Morse
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Moulai
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
T. Mukherjee
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
R. Naab
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
R. Nagai
Chiba University
M. Nakos
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
U. Naumann
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
J. Necker
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
A. Negi
University of Texas at Arlington
M. Neumann
University of Münster
H. Niederhausen
Michigan State University
M.U. Nisa
Michigan State University
A. Noell
RWTH Aachen University
A. Novikov
University of Delaware
S.C. Nowicki
Michigan State University
A. Obertacke Pollmann
Chiba University
V. O'Dell
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
B. Oeyen
Ghent university
A. Olivas
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
R. Orsoe
Technical University of Munich
J. Osborn
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
E. O'Sullivan
Uppsala University
H. Pandya
University of Delaware
N. Park
Queen's University
G.K. Parker
University of Texas at Arlington
E.N. Paudel
University of Delaware
L. Paul
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
C. Pérez de los Heros
Uppsala University
T. Pernice
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
J. Peterson
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Philippen
RWTH Aachen University
A. Pizzuto
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Plum
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
A. Pontén
Uppsala University
Y. Popovych
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
M. Prado Rodriguez
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
B. Pries
Michigan State University
R. Procter-Murphy
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
G.T. Przybylski
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
C. Raab
Universite catholique de Louvain
J. Rack-Helleis
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
K. Rawlins
University of Alaska Anchorage
Z. Rechav
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
A. Rehman
University of Delaware
P. Reichherzer
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
E. Resconi
Technical University of Munich
S. Reusch
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
W. Rhode
Technische Universität Dortmund
B. Riedel
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
A. Rifaie
RWTH Aachen University
E.J. Roberts
University of Adelaide
S. Robertson
University of California
S. Rodan
Sungkyunkwan University
G. Roellinghoff
Sungkyunkwan University
M. Rongen
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
A. Rosted
Chiba University
C. Rott
University of Utah
T. Ruhe
Technische Universität Dortmund
L. Ruohan
Technical University of Munich
D. Ryckbosch
Ghent university
I. Safa
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J. Saffer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
D. Salazar-Gallegos
Michigan State University
P. Sampathkumar
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
A. Sandrock
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
M. Santander
University of Alabama
S. Sarkar
University of Alberta
S. Sarkar
University of Oxford
J. Savelberg
RWTH Aachen University
P. Savina
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
P. Schaile
Technical University of Munich
M. Schaufel
RWTH Aachen University
H. Schieler
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
S. Schindler
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
B. Schlüter
University of Münster
F. Schlüter
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
N. Schmeisser
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
T. Schmidt
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
J. Schneider
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
F.G. Schröder
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
L. Schumacher
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
S. Sclafani
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
D. Seckel
University of Delaware
M. Seikh
University of Kansas
M. Seo
Sungkyunkwan University
S. Seunarine
University of Wisconsin
P. Sevle Myhr
Universite catholique de Louvain
R. Shah
Drexel University
S. Shefali
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
N. Shimizu
Chiba University
M. Silva
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
B. Skrzypek
University of California
B. Smithers
University of Texas at Arlington
R. Snihur
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J. Soedingrekso
Technische Universität Dortmund
A. Søgaard
Niels Bohr Institute
D. Soldin
University of Utah
P. Soldin
RWTH Aachen University
G. Sommani
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
C. Spannfellner
Technical University of Munich
G.M. Spiczak
University of Wisconsin
C. Spiering
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
M. Stamatikos
Ohio State University
T. Stanev
University of Delaware
T. Stezelberger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T. Stürwald
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
T. Stuttard
Niels Bohr Institute
G.W. Sullivan
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
I. Taboada
Georgia Institute of Technology
S. Ter-Antonyan
Southern University and A&M College
A. Terliuk
Technical University of Munich
M. Thiesmeyer
RWTH Aachen University
W.G. Thompson
Harvard University
J. Thwaites
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Tilav
University of Delaware
Julia Tjus
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics
K. Tollefson
Michigan State University
C. Tönnis
Sungkyunkwan University
S. Toscano
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
D. Tosi
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
A. Trettin
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
R. Turcotte
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
J.P. Twagirayezu
Michigan State University
M.A. Unland Elorrieta
University of Münster
A.K. Upadhyay
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
K. Upshaw
Southern University and A&M College
A. Vaidyanathan
Marquette University
N. Valtonen-Mattila
Uppsala University
J. Vandenbroucke
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
N. Van Eijndhoven
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
D. Vannerom
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
J. Van Santen
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
J. Vara
University of Münster
J. Veitch-Michaelis
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Venugopal
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
M. Vereecken
Universite catholique de Louvain
S. Verpoest
University of Delaware
D. Veske
Columbia University
A. Vijai
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
C. Walck
Oskar Klein Centre
A. Wang
Georgia Institute of Technology
C. Weaver
Michigan State University
P. Weigel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A. Weindl
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
J. Weldert
Pennsylvania State University
A.Y. Wen
Harvard University
C. Wendt
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
J. Werthebach
Technische Universität Dortmund
M. Weyrauch
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Nathan Whitehorn
Michigan State University
C.H. Wiebusch
RWTH Aachen University
D.R. Williams
University of Alabama
L. Witthaus
Technische Universität Dortmund
A. Wolf
RWTH Aachen University
M. Wolf
Technical University of Munich
G. Wrede
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)
X.W. Xu
Southern University and A&M College
J.P. Yanez
University of Alberta
E. Yildizci
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
S. Yoshida
Chiba University
R. Young
University of Kansas
S. Yu
University of Utah
T. Yuan
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Z. Zhang
Stony Brook University
P. Zhelnin
Harvard University
P. Zilberman
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
M. Zimmerman
Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center
Journal of Instrumentation
17480221 (eISSN)
Vol. 19 6 2403.02470Subject Categories
Subatomic Physics
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/19/06/P06026