Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube

The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of c...

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Main Authors:	Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J., Bechet, S., Becker, J., Becker, K., Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M., Benzvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Böser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K., Carson, Michael, Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D., Silva, A., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., De Vries-Uiterweerd, G., Deyoung, T., Díaz-Vélez, J., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R., Engdegård, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Glüsenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J., Góra, D., Grant, D., Groß, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M.
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author	Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buitink, S. Caballero-Mora, K. Carson, Michael Casey, J. Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Silva, A. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Dunkman, M. Eagan, R. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegård, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Fedynitch, A. Feintzeig, J. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Fischer-Wasels, T. Flis, S. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Frantzen, K. Fuchs, T. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gurtner, M.
author_facet	Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buitink, S. Caballero-Mora, K. Carson, Michael Casey, J. Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Silva, A. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Dunkman, M. Eagan, R. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegård, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Fedynitch, A. Feintzeig, J. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Fischer-Wasels, T. Flis, S. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Frantzen, K. Fuchs, T. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gurtner, M.
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description	The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of cosmic ray air showers in coincidence: the electromagnetic component at high altitude (2835 m) using the IceTop surface array, and the muonic component above ~1 TeV using the IceCube array. This unique detector arrangement provides an opportunity for precision measurements of the cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition in the region of the knee and beyond. We present the results of a neural network analysis technique to study the cosmic ray composition and the energy spectrum from 1 PeV to 30 PeV using data recorded using the 40-string/40-station configuration of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-277192018-03-29T09:08:01Z Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buitink, S. Caballero-Mora, K. Carson, Michael Casey, J. Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Silva, A. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Dunkman, M. Eagan, R. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegård, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Fedynitch, A. Feintzeig, J. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Fischer-Wasels, T. Flis, S. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Frantzen, K. Fuchs, T. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gurtner, M. The mass composition of high energy cosmic rays depends on their production, acceleration, and propagation. The study of cosmic ray composition can therefore reveal hints of the origin of these particles. At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is capable of measuring two components of cosmic ray air showers in coincidence: the electromagnetic component at high altitude (2835 m) using the IceTop surface array, and the muonic component above ~1 TeV using the IceCube array. This unique detector arrangement provides an opportunity for precision measurements of the cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition in the region of the knee and beyond. We present the results of a neural network analysis technique to study the cosmic ray composition and the energy spectrum from 1 PeV to 30 PeV using data recorded using the 40-string/40-station configuration of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27719 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.003 restricted
spellingShingle	Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buitink, S. Caballero-Mora, K. Carson, Michael Casey, J. Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Silva, A. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Dunkman, M. Eagan, R. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegård, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Fedynitch, A. Feintzeig, J. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Fischer-Wasels, T. Flis, S. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Frantzen, K. Fuchs, T. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gurtner, M. Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title	Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title_full	Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title_fullStr	Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title_full_unstemmed	Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title_short	Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube
title_sort	cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 pev using the 40-string configuration of icetop and icecube
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27719

Cosmic ray composition and energy spectrum from 1-30 PeV using the 40-string configuration of IceTop and IceCube

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