Muon track reconstruction and data selection techniques in AMANDA

J. Ahrens; X. Bai; R. Bay; S. W. Barwick; T. Becka; J. K. Becker; K. H. Becker; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; A. Biron; D. J. Boersma; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; T. Burgess; S. Carius; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; B. Collin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. De Clercq; T. DeYoung; P. Desiati; J. P. Dewulf; P. Ekström; T. Feser; M. Gaug; T. K. Gaisser; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Groß; A. Goldschmidt; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Harenberg; T. Hauschildt; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; A. Karle; M. Kestel; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; K. Kuehn; J. I. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; P. Lindahl; I. Liubarsky; J. Madsen; P. Marciniewski; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; Y. Minaeva; P. Miočinović; P. C. Mock; R. Morse; K. S. Münich; J. Nam; R. Nahnhauer; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; C. Pérez De Los Heros; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; J. Rodríguez Martino; D. Ross; H. G. Sander; K. Schinarakis; S. Schlenstedt; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; C. H. Wiebusch

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Muon track reconstruction and data selection techniques in AMANDA

J. Ahrens, X. Bai, R. Bay, S. W. Barwick, T. Becka, J. K. Becker, K. H. Becker, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, A. Biron, D. J. Boersma, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, O. Bouhali, T. Burgess, S. Carius, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, B. CollinJ. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J. P. Dewulf, P. Ekström, T. Feser, M. Gaug, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Groß, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Harenberg, T. Hauschildt, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, A. Karle, M. Kestel, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, K. Kuehn, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, I. Liubarsky, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, P. C. Mock, R. Morse, K. S. Münich, J. Nam, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, C. Pérez De Los Heros, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, K. Schinarakis, S. Schlenstedt, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, C. H. Wiebusch^*

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Abstract

The Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA) is a high-energy neutrino telescope operating at the geographic South Pole. It is a lattice of photo-multiplier tubes buried deep in the polar ice between 1500 and 2000 m. The primary goal of this detector is to discover astrophysical sources of high-energy neutrinos. A high-energy muon neutrino coming through the earth from the Northern Hemisphere can be identified by the secondary muon moving upward through the detector. The muon tracks are reconstructed with a maximum likelihood method. It models the arrival times and amplitudes of Cherenkov photons registered by the photo-multipliers. This paper describes the different methods of reconstruction, which have been successfully implemented within AMANDA. Strategies for optimizing the reconstruction performance and rejecting background are presented. For a typical analysis procedure the direction of tracks are reconstructed with about 2° accuracy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-194
Number of pages	26
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	524
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.01.065
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AMANDA
Neutrino astrophysics
Neutrino telescope
Track reconstruction

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Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Bay, R., Barwick, S. W., Becka, T., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. H., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Biron, A., Boersma, D. J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, T., Carius, S., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., ... Wiebusch, C. H. (2004). Muon track reconstruction and data selection techniques in AMANDA. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 524(1-3), 169-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.01.065

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AU - Bay, R.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, J. K.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Biron, A.

AU - Boersma, D. J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Carius, S.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Collin, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

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AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - DeYoung, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Dewulf, J. P.

AU - Ekström, P.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Groß, A.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, R.

AU - Harenberg, T.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Helbing, K.

AU - Hellwig, M.

AU - Herquet, P.

AU - Hill, G. C.

AU - Hubert, D.

AU - Hughey, B.

AU - Hulth, P. O.

AU - Hultqvist, K.

AU - Hundertmark, S.

AU - Jacobsen, J.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kestel, M.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Kuehn, K.

AU - Lamoureux, J. I.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leuthold, M.

AU - Lindahl, P.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Marciniewski, P.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Minaeva, Y.

AU - Miočinović, P.

AU - Mock, P. C.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Münich, K. S.

AU - Nam, J.

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AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Martino, J. Rodríguez

AU - Ross, D.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schinarakis, K.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schmidt, T.

AU - Schneider, D.

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