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Measurement of the νμ energy spectrum with IceCube-79: IceCube Collaboration
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, v 77(10)
2017
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Abstract
IceCube is a neutrino observatory deployed in the glacial ice at the geographic South Pole. The
ν
μ
energy unfolding described in this paper is based on data taken with IceCube in its 79-string configuration. A sample of muon neutrino charged-current interactions with a purity of 99.5% was selected by means of a multivariate classification process based on machine learning. The subsequent unfolding was performed using the software
Truee
. The resulting spectrum covers an E
ν
-range of more than four orders of magnitude from 125 GeV to 3.2 PeV. Compared to the Honda atmospheric neutrino flux model, the energy spectrum shows an excess of more than
1.9
σ
in four adjacent bins for neutrino energies
E
ν
≥
177.8
TeV
. The obtained spectrum is fully compatible with previous measurements of the atmospheric neutrino flux and recent IceCube measurements of a flux of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos.
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- Title
- Measurement of the νμ energy spectrum with IceCube-79
- Creators
- M. G. Aartsen - Department of Physics, University of AdelaideM. Ackermann - DESYJ. Adams - University of CanterburyJ. A. Aguilar - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesM. Ahlers - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinM. Ahrens - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityI. Al Samarai - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de GenèveD. Altmann - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergK. Andeen - Department of Physics, Marquette UniversityT. Anderson - Pennsylvania State UniversityI. Ansseau - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesG. Anton - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergM. Archinger - Institute of Physics, University of MainzC. Argüelles - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. Auffenberg - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityS. Axani - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyH. Bagherpour - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of CanterburyX. Bai - Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyS. W. Barwick - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaV. Baum - Institute of Physics, University of MainzR. Bay - Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaJ. J. Beatty - Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Department of Astronomy, Ohio State UniversityJ. Becker Tjus - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumK.-H. Becker - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalS. BenZvi - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of RochesterD. Berley - Department of Physics, University of MarylandE. Bernardini - DESYD. Z. Besson - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of KansasG. Binder - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryD. Bindig - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalE. Blaufuss - Department of Physics, University of MarylandS. Blot - DESYC. Bohm - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityM. Börner - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityF. Bos - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumD. Bose - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityS. Böser - Institute of Physics, University of MainzO. Botner - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityF. Bradascio - DESYJ. Braun - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinL. Brayeur - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)H.-P. Bretz - DESYS. Bron - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de GenèveA. Burgman - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityT. Carver - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de GenèveM. Casier - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)E. Cheung - Department of Physics, University of MarylandD. Chirkin - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinA. Christov - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de GenèveK. Clark - University of TorontoL. Classen - Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterS. Coenders - Physik-Department, Technische Universität MünchenG. H. Collin - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. M. Conrad - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyD. F. Cowen - Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityR. Cross - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of RochesterM. Day - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinJ. P. A. M. de André - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityC. De Clercq - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)E. del Pino Rosendo - Institute of Physics, University of MainzH. Dembinski - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareS. De Ridder - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of GentP. Desiati - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinK. D. de Vries - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)G. de Wasseige - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)M. de With - Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinT. DeYoung - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityJ. C. Díaz-Vélez - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinV. di Lorenzo - Institute of Physics, University of MainzH. Dujmovic - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityJ. P. Dumm - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityM. Dunkman - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityB. Eberhardt - Institute of Physics, University of MainzT. Ehrhardt - Institute of Physics, University of MainzB. Eichmann - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumP. Eller - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityS. Euler - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityP. A. Evenson - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareS. Fahey - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinA. R. Fazely - Department of Physics, Southern UniversityJ. Feintzeig - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinJ. Felde - Department of Physics, University of MarylandK. Filimonov - Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaC. Finley - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityS. Flis - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityC.-C. Fösig - Institute of Physics, University of MainzA. Franckowiak - DESYE. Friedman - Department of Physics, University of MarylandT. Fuchs - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityT. K. Gaisser - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareJ. Gallagher - Department of Astronomy, University of WisconsinL. Gerhardt - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryK. Ghorbani - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinW. Giang - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaL. Gladstone - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinT. Glauch - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityT. Glüsenkamp - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergA. Goldschmidt - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJ. G. Gonzalez - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareD. Grant - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaZ. Griffith - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinC. Haack - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityA. Hallgren - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityF. Halzen - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinE. Hansen - Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenT. Hansmann - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityK. Hanson - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinD. Hebecker - Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinD. Heereman - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesK. Helbing - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalR. Hellauer - Department of Physics, University of MarylandS. Hickford - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalJ. Hignight - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityG. C. Hill - Department of Physics, University of AdelaideK. D. Hoffman - Department of Physics, University of MarylandR. Hoffmann - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalK. Hoshina - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinF. Huang - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityM. Huber - Physik-Department, Technische Universität MünchenK. Hultqvist - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm UniversityS. In - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityA. Ishihara - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityE. Jacobi - DESYG. S. Japaridze - CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta UniversityM. Jeong - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityK. Jero - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinB. J. P. Jones - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyW. Kang - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityA. Kappes - Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterT. Karg - DESYA. Karle - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinU. Katz - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergM. Kauer - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinA. Keivani - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityJ. L. Kelley - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinA. Kheirandish - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinJ. Kim - Sungkyunkwan UniversityM. Kim - Sungkyunkwan UniversityT. Kintscher - DESYJ. Kiryluk - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook UniversityT. Kittler - Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergS. R. Klein - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryG. Kohnen - Université de MonsR. Koirala - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareH. Kolanoski - Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinR. Konietz - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityL. Köpke - Institute of Physics, University of MainzC. Kopper - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaS. Kopper - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalD. J. Koskinen - Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenM. Kowalski - Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, DESYK. Krings - Physik-Department, Technische Universität MünchenM. Kroll - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumG. Krückl - Institute of Physics, University of MainzC. Krüger - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinJ. Kunnen - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)S. Kunwar - DESYN. Kurahashi - Department of Physics, Drexel UniversityT. Kuwabara - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityA. Kyriacou - Department of Physics, University of AdelaideM. Labare - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of GentJ. L. Lanfranchi - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityM. J. Larson - Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenF. Lauber - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalD. Lennarz - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityM. Lesiak-Bzdak - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook UniversityM. Leuermann - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityL. Lu - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityJ. Lünemann - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)J. Madsen - Department of Physics, University of WisconsinG. Maggi - Dienst ELEM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)K. B. M. Mahn - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityS. Mancina - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinR. Maruyama - Department of Physics, Yale UniversityK. Mase - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityR. Maunu - Department of Physics, University of MarylandF. McNally - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinK. Meagher - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesM. Medici - Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenM. Meier - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityT. Menne - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityG. Merino - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinT. Meures - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesS. Miarecki - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJ. Micallef - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityG. Momenté - Institute of Physics, University of MainzT. Montaruli - Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de GenèveM. Moulai - Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyR. Nahnhauer - DESYU. Naumann - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalG. Neer - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityH. Niederhausen - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook UniversityS. C. Nowicki - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaD. R. Nygren - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryA. Obertacke Pollmann - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalA. Olivas - Department of Physics, University of MarylandA. O’Murchadha - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesT. Palczewski - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryH. Pandya - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareD. V. Pankova - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityP. Peiffer - Institute of Physics, University of MainzÖ. Penek - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityJ. A. Pepper - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of AlabamaC. Pérez de los Heros - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityD. Pieloth - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityE. Pinat - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesP. B. Price - Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaG. T. Przybylski - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryM. Quinnan - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityC. Raab - Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de BruxellesL. Rädel - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityM. Rameez - Niels Bohr Institute, University of CopenhagenK. Rawlins - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alaska AnchorageR. Reimann - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityB. Relethford - Department of Physics, Drexel UniversityM. Relich - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityE. Resconi - Physik-Department, Technische Universität MünchenW. Rhode - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityM. Richman - Department of Physics, Drexel UniversityB. Riedel - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaS. Robertson - Department of Physics, University of AdelaideM. Rongen - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityC. Rott - Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan UniversityT. Ruhe - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityD. Ryckbosch - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of GentD. Rysewyk - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State UniversityL. Sabbatini - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinS. E. Sanchez Herrera - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaA. Sandrock - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityJ. Sandroos - Institute of Physics, University of MainzS. Sarkar - Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Department of Physics, University of OxfordK. Satalecka - DESYP. Schlunder - Department of Physics, TU Dortmund UniversityT. Schmidt - Department of Physics, University of MarylandS. Schoenen - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityS. Schöneberg - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumL. Schumacher - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityD. Seckel - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareS. Seunarine - Department of Physics, University of WisconsinD. Soldin - Department of Physics, University of WuppertalM. Song - Department of Physics, University of MarylandG. M. Spiczak - Department of Physics, University of WisconsinC. Spiering - DESYJ. Stachurska - DESYT. Stanev - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareA. Stasik - DESYJ. Stettner - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityA. Steuer - Institute of Physics, University of MainzT. Stezelberger - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryR. G. Stokstad - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryA. Stößl - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityR. Ström - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityN. L. Strotjohann - DESYG. W. Sullivan - Department of Physics, University of MarylandM. Sutherland - Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State UniversityH. Taavola - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala UniversityI. Taboada - School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJ. Tatar - Department of Physics, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryF. Tenholt - Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität BochumS. Ter-Antonyan - Department of Physics, Southern UniversityA. Terliuk - DESYG. Tešić - Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State UniversityS. Tilav - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareP. A. 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Wendt - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinS. Westerhoff - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinB. J. Whelan - Department of Physics, University of AdelaideS. Wickmann - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityK. Wiebe - Institute of Physics, University of MainzC. H. Wiebusch - III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen UniversityL. Wille - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinD. R. Williams - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of AlabamaL. Wills - Department of Physics, Drexel UniversityM. Wolf - Stockholm UniversityT. R. Wood - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaE. Woolsey - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaK. Woschnagg - Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaD. L. Xu - Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinX. W. Xu - Department of Physics, Southern UniversityY. Xu - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook UniversityJ. P. Yanez - Department of Physics, University of AlbertaG. Yodh - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaS. Yoshida - Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba UniversityM. Zoll - Department of Physics, Oskar Klein Centre, Stockholm University
- Publication Details
- The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, v 77(10)
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- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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- Journal article
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- English
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- Physics
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- 2-s2.0-85032267568
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- 991019169900604721
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