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Hybrid cosmic ray measurements using the IceAct telescopes in coincidence with the IceCube and IceTop detectors
Pos : proceedings of science, v 395, 276
18 Mar 2022
Abstract
IceAct is a proposed surface array of compact (50 cm diameter) and cost-effective Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes installed at the site of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole. Since January 2019, two IceAct telescope demonstrators, featuring 61 silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) pixels have been taking data in the center of the IceTop surface array during the austral winter. We present the first analysis of hybrid cosmic ray events detected by the IceAct imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes in coincidence with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, including the IceTop surface array and the IceCube in-ice array. By featuring an energy threshold of about 10 TeV and a wide field-of-view, the IceAct telescopes show promising capabilities of improving current cosmic ray composition studies: measuring the Cherenkov light emissions in the atmosphere adds new information about the shower development not accessible with the current detectors, enabling significantly better primary particle type discrimination on a statistical basis. The hybrid measurement also allows for detailed feasibility studies of detector cross-calibration and of cosmic ray veto capabilities for neutrino analyses. We present the performance of the telescopes, the results from the analysis of two years of data, and an outlook of a hybrid simulation for a future telescope array.
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- Title
- Hybrid cosmic ray measurements using the IceAct telescopes in coincidence with the IceCube and IceTop detectors
- Creators
- Thomas Bretz - RWTH Aachen UniversityGiang Do - RWTH Aachen UniversityJohn W. Hewitt - University of Northern Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesFrank Maslowski - RWTH Aachen UniversityLarissa Paul - Marquette UniversityMatthias Plum - Marquette UniversityFlorian Rehbein - RWTH Aachen UniversityJohannes Schäfer - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erlangen, GermanyMerlin Schaufel - RWTH Aachen UniversityAdrian Zink - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Erlangen, GermanyR. Abbasi - Loyola University ChicagoM. Ackermann - DESY, Zeuthen, GermanyJ. Adams - University of CanterburyJ. A. Aguilar - Université Libre de BruxellesM. Ahlers - University of CopenhagenM. Ahrens - Stockholm UniversityC. Alispach - Département de Physique NucléaireA. A. Alves - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyN. M. Amin - University of DelawareR. An - Harvard UniversityK. Andeen - Marquette UniversityT. Anderson - Pennsylvania State UniversityG. Anton - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergC. Argüelles - Harvard UniversityY. Ashida - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesS. Axani - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyX. Bai - South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyA. V. Balagopal - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesA. Barbano - Département de Physique NucléaireS. W. Barwick - University of California, IrvineB. Bastian - DESY, Zeuthen, GermanyV. Basu - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesS. Baur - Université Libre de BruxellesR. Bay - University of California, BerkeleyJ. J. Beatty - The Ohio State UniversityK. H. Becker - University of WuppertalJ. Becker Tjus - Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, GermanyC. Bellenghi - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenS. BenZvi - University of RochesterD. Berley - University of Maryland, College ParkE. Bernardini - Università di Padova, Padova, ItalyD. Z. Besson - National Research Nuclear University, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), Moscow, Russian FederationG. Binder - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryD. Bindig - University of WuppertalE. Blaufuss - University of Maryland, College ParkS. Blot - DESY, Zeuthen, GermanyM. Boddenberg - RWTH Aachen UniversityF. Bontempo - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyJ. Borowka - RWTH Aachen UniversityS. Böser - Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, GermanyO. Botner - Uppsala UniversityJ. Böttcher - RWTH Aachen UniversityE. Bourbeau - University of CopenhagenF. Bradascio - DESY, Zeuthen, GermanyJ. Braun - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesS. Bron - Département de Physique NucléaireJ. Brostean-Kaiser - DESY, Zeuthen, GermanyS. Browne - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyA. Burgman - Uppsala UniversityR. T. Burley - Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustraliaR. S. Busse - University of MünsterM. A. Campana - Dept. of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesE. G. Carnie-Bronca - The University of AdelaideC. Chen - Georgia Institute of TechnologyD. Chirkin - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesK. Choi - Sungkyunkwan UniversityB. A. Clark - Michigan State UniversityK. Clark - Queen's UniversityL. Classen - University of MünsterA. Coleman - University of DelawareG. H. Collin - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. M. Conrad - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyP. Coppin - Vrije Universiteit BrusselP. Correa - Vrije Universiteit BrusselD. F. Cowen - Pennsylvania State UniversityR. Cross - University of RochesterC. Dappen - RWTH Aachen UniversityP. Dave - Georgia Institute of TechnologyC. De Clercq - Vrije Universiteit BrusselJ. J. DeLaunay - Pennsylvania State UniversityH. Dembinski - University of DelawareK. Deoskar - Stockholm UniversityS. De Ridder - Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, Gent, BelgiumA. Desai - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesP. Desiati - Dept. of Physics, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, United StatesK. D. de Vries - Vrije Universiteit BrusselG. de Wasseige - Vrije Universiteit BrusselM. de With - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinT. DeYoung - Michigan State UniversityS. Dharani - RWTH Aachen UniversityA. Diaz - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. C. Díaz-Vélez - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM. Dittmer - University of MünsterH. Dujmovic - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyM. Dunkman - Pennsylvania State UniversityM. A. DuVernois - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE. Dvorak - South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyT. Ehrhardt - Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, GermanyP. Eller - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenR. Engel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Publication Details
- Pos : proceedings of science, v 395, 276
- Publisher
- SISSA Medialab
- Grant note
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Michigan State University (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100007709) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Helmholtz Association (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100009318) Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100003130) Marsden Fund (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100009193) Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Centre for High Technology, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Australian Research Council (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100000923) Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100002347)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85144103279
- Other Identifier
- 991022237372104721