Optimization of the optical array geometry for IceCube-Gen2

Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alispach C, Allison P, Alves AA, Amin NM, An R, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Arlen TC, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal AV, Barbano A, Bartos I, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Bellenghi C, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Bishop A, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bohmer M, Bontempo F, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Browne S, Burgman A, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Cataldo M, Chen C, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Clark R, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Connolly A, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, Deaconu C, De Clercq C, De Kockere S, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, De Ridder S, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Dharani S, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Dvorak E, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evans JJ, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Farrag K, Fazely AR, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gartner A, Gerhardt L, Gernhaeuser R, Ghadimi A, Giri P, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Gündüz M, Günther C, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Hallmann S, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haugen J, Haungs A, Hauser S, Hebecker D, Heinen D, Helbing K, Hendricks B, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann B, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Holzapfel K, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Huege T, Hughes K, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jones BJ, Kalekin O, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katori T, Katz U, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krauss CB, Kravchenko I, Krebs R, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, LoSecco J, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KB, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mandalia S, Mariş IC, Marka S, Marka Z, Maruyama R, Mase K, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Meyers Z, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nelles A, Nguyên LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Oberla E, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Olivas A, Omeliukh A, O’Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Papp L, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de los Heros C, Peters L, Petersen TC, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieloth D, Pieper S, Pinfold JL, Pittermann M, Pizzuto A, Plaisier I, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Price PB, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Pyras L, Raab C, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Riegel M, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Sandstrom P, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Scharf M, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shaevitz MH, Sharma A, Shefali S, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smith D, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Söldner-Rembold S, Southall D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Taketa A, Tanaka HK, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tomankova L, Tönnis C, Torres J, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veberic D, Verpoest S, Vieregg A, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weinstock L, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Welling C, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wissel S, Wolf M, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Wren S, Wulff J, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zierke S (2022)


Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 395

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Virtual, Berlin, DEU

Abstract

IceCube-Gen2 is a planned extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole designed to study the high-energy neutrino sky from TeV to EeV energies with a five times better point source sensitivity than the current IceCube detector. This is achieved by deploying 120 new strings with attached optical sensors in a pattern around IceCube that features considerably larger distances between individual strings than the ∼125 m for the existing detector. Here, we present the results of an optimization study searching for the best point source sensitivity while varying the IceCube-Gen2 string spacing between 150 m and 350 m.

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Abbasi, R., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J.A., Ahlers, M., Ahrens, M.,... Zierke, S. (2022). Optimization of the optical array geometry for IceCube-Gen2. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Abbasi, R., et al. "Optimization of the optical array geometry for IceCube-Gen2." Proceedings of the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021, Virtual, Berlin, DEU Sissa Medialab Srl, 2022.

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