Resolution limiting factors in low-energy cascade zenith angle reconstruction with the IceCube Upgrade
Dutta K, Böser S, Weldert J, Rongen M (2025)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2025
Journal
Book Volume: 20
Article Number: P06022
Journal Issue: 6
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/P06022
Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory includes low energy extensions such as the existing DeepCore subarray and the upcoming IceCube Upgrade, which will consist of seven new strings of photosensors with denser instrumentation than the existing array. The setup will allow for the study of neutrino oscillations with greater sensitivity compared to the existing instrumentation, improve neutrino mass ordering studies, and test for the unitarity of the PMNS mixing matrix with high precision. A critical component in these low-energy physics analyses is the accurate reconstruction of event information, particularly the zenith angle of incoming neutrinos. In this study, we discuss the processes that limit the zenith angle resolution, which include the transverse spread of the hadronic shower, in-ice photon scattering, module resolutions, and module noise. By considering approximations to these processes we aim to approach the intrinsic zenith angle resolution limits for neutral-current events characterized by a hadronic shower.
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APA:
Dutta, K., Böser, S., Weldert, J., & Rongen, M. (2025). Resolution limiting factors in low-energy cascade zenith angle reconstruction with the IceCube Upgrade. Journal of Instrumentation, 20(6). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/P06022
MLA:
Dutta, Kaustav, et al. "Resolution limiting factors in low-energy cascade zenith angle reconstruction with the IceCube Upgrade." Journal of Instrumentation 20.6 (2025).
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