Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube

Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube

We report the first measurement of the atmospheric electron neutrino flux in the energy range between approximately 80 GeV and 6 TeV, using data recorded during the first year of operation of IceCube’s DeepCore low-energy extension. Techniques to identify neutrinos interacting within the DeepCore vo...

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Main Authors: Aartsen, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J., Bechet, S., Becker Tjus, J., Becker, K., Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M., Benzvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Böser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, Michael, Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D., Cruz Silva, A., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., De Vries-Uiterweerd, G., De With, M., Deyoung, T., Díaz-Vélez, J., Dreyer, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., 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., Golup, G., Goodman, J., Góra, D., Grant, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29382
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author Aartsen, M.
Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker Tjus, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bernhard, A.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohaichuk, S.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Bruijn, R.
Brunner, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Casey, J.
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clark, K.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
De Ridder, S.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
De With, M.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eagan, R.
Eberhardt, B.
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.
Golup, G.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
author_facet Aartsen, M.
Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker Tjus, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bernhard, A.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohaichuk, S.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Bruijn, R.
Brunner, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Casey, J.
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clark, K.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
De Ridder, S.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
De With, M.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eagan, R.
Eberhardt, B.
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.
Golup, G.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
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description We report the first measurement of the atmospheric electron neutrino flux in the energy range between approximately 80 GeV and 6 TeV, using data recorded during the first year of operation of IceCube’s DeepCore low-energy extension. Techniques to identify neutrinos interacting within the DeepCore volume and veto muons originating outside the detector are demonstrated. A sample of 1029 events is observed in 281 days of data, of which 496±66(stat)±88(syst) are estimated to be cascade events, including both electron neutrino and neutral current events. The rest of the sample includes residual backgrounds due to atmospheric muons and charged current interactions of atmospheric muon neutrinos. The flux of the atmospheric electron neutrinos is consistent with models of atmospheric neutrinos in this energy range. This constitutes the first observation of electron neutrinos and neutral current interactions in a very large volume neutrino telescope optimized for the TeV energy range.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-293822018-03-29T09:08:13Z Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube Aartsen, M. Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker Tjus, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bernhard, A. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohaichuk, S. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buitink, S. Carson, Michael Casey, J. Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clark, K. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Cruz Silva, A. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. De Ridder, S. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. De With, M. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dunkman, M. Eagan, R. Eberhardt, B. 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. Golup, G. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. We report the first measurement of the atmospheric electron neutrino flux in the energy range between approximately 80 GeV and 6 TeV, using data recorded during the first year of operation of IceCube’s DeepCore low-energy extension. Techniques to identify neutrinos interacting within the DeepCore volume and veto muons originating outside the detector are demonstrated. A sample of 1029 events is observed in 281 days of data, of which 496±66(stat)±88(syst) are estimated to be cascade events, including both electron neutrino and neutral current events. The rest of the sample includes residual backgrounds due to atmospheric muons and charged current interactions of atmospheric muon neutrinos. The flux of the atmospheric electron neutrinos is consistent with models of atmospheric neutrinos in this energy range. This constitutes the first observation of electron neutrinos and neutral current interactions in a very large volume neutrino telescope optimized for the TeV energy range. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29382 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.151105 restricted
spellingShingle Aartsen, M.
Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker Tjus, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bernhard, A.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohaichuk, S.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Bruijn, R.
Brunner, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Casey, J.
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clark, K.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
De Ridder, S.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
De With, M.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eagan, R.
Eberhardt, B.
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.
Golup, G.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title_full Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title_fullStr Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title_short Measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in IceCube
title_sort measurement of the atmospheric ve flux in icecube
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29382

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