Simulation and sensitivities for a phased IceCube-Gen2 deployment

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

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory opened the window on high-energy neutrino astronomy by confirming the existence of PeV astrophysical neutrinos and identifying the first compelling astrophysical neutrino source in the blazar TXS0506+056. Planning is underway to build an enlarged detector, IceCube-Gen2, which will extend measurements to higher energies, increase the rate of observed cosmic neutrinos and provide improved prospects for detecting fainter sources. IceCube-Gen2 is planned to have an extended in-ice optical array, a radio array at shallower depths for detecting ultra-high-energy (>100 PeV) neutrinos, and a surface component studying cosmic rays. In this contribution, we will discuss the simulation of the in-ice optical component of the baseline design of the IceCube-Gen2 detector, which foresees the deployment of an additional ∼ 120 new detection strings to the existing 86 in IceCube over ∼ 7 Antarctic summer seasons. Motivated by the phased construction plan for IceCube-Gen2, we discuss how the reconstruction capabilities and sensitivities of the instrument are expected to progress throughout its deployment.

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APA:

Abbasi, R., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J.A., Ahlers, M., Ahrens, M.,... Zierke, S. (2022). Simulation and sensitivities for a phased IceCube-Gen2 deployment. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Abbasi, R., et al. "Simulation and sensitivities for a phased IceCube-Gen2 deployment." Proceedings of the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021, Virtual, Berlin, DEU Sissa Medialab Srl, 2022.

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