Speaker
Jan Auffenberg
(o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
Description
ceCube is the world’s largest high-energy neutrino observatory, built at the geographic South Pole. For neutrino astronomy, a large background-free sample of well-reconstructed astrophysical neutrinos is essential. The main background for this signal are muons and neutrinos which are produced in cosmic-ray air showers in the Earth's atmosphere. The coincident detection of these air showers by the surface detector IceTop has been proven to be a powerful veto for atmospheric neutrinos and muons in the field of view of the southern hemisphere. This motivates a significant extension of IceTop. First estimates indicate that such a veto detector will more than double the discovery potential of current point source analyses. Here, we present the motivation and capabilities of different technologies based on simulations and measurements.
Primary author
Jan Auffenberg
(o=uwmad,ou=Institutions,dc=icecube,dc=wisc,dc=edu)
