Sensitivity of the IceCube detector to astrophysical sources of high energy muon neutrinos

J. Ahrens; J. N. Bahcall; X. Bai; R. C. Bay; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. Z. Besson; A. Biron; E. Blaufuss; D. J. Boersma; S. Böser; C. Bohm; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; T. Burgess; W. Carithers; T. Castermans; J. Cavin; W. Chinowsky; D. Chirkin; B. Collin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. de Clercq; T. DeYoung; P. Desiati; R. Ehrlich; R. W. Ellsworth; P. A. Evenson; A. R. Fazely; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; J. Gallagher; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; A. Goldschmidt; J. A. Goodman; R. M. Gunasingha; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Hauschildt; D. Hays; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; G. S. Japaridze; A. Jones; A. Karle; H. Kawai; M. Kestel; N. Kitamura; R. Koch; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; J. I. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; I. Liubarsky; J. Madsen; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; P. Mészáros; Y. Minaeva; R. H. Minor; P. Miočinović; H. Miyamoto; R. Morse; R. Nahnhauer; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; P. Olbrechts; S. Patton; R. Paulos; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; J. Pretz; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; S. Razzaque; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; H. G. Sander; K. Schinarakis; S. Schlenstedt; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; R. Schwarz; D. Seckel; A. J. Smith; M. Solarz; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; D. Steele; P. Steffen; T. Stezelberger; R. G. Stokstad; K. H. Sulanke; G. W. Sullivan; T. J. Sumner; I. Taboada; S. Tilav; N. van Eijndhoven; W. Wagner; C. Walck; R. R. Wang; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedemann; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; S. Yoshida

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.09.003

Sensitivity of the IceCube detector to astrophysical sources of high energy muon neutrinos

J. Ahrens
, J. N. Bahcall
, X. Bai
, R. C. Bay
, T. Becka
, K. H. Becker
, D. Berley
, E. Bernardini
, D. Bertrand
, D. Z. Besson
, A. Biron
, E. Blaufuss
, D. J. Boersma
, S. Böser
, C. Bohm
, O. Botner
, A. Bouchta
, O. Bouhali
, T. Burgess
, W. Carithers

T. Castermans, J. Cavin, W. Chinowsky, D. Chirkin, B. Collin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. de Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, R. Ehrlich, R. W. Ellsworth, P. A. Evenson, A. R. Fazely, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, J. Gallagher, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, R. M. Gunasingha, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, D. Hays, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, G. S. Japaridze, A. Jones, A. Karle, H. Kawai, M. Kestel, N. Kitamura, R. Koch, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, I. Liubarsky, J. Madsen, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, Y. Minaeva, R. H. Minor, P. Miočinović, H. Miyamoto, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, P. Olbrechts, S. Patton, R. Paulos, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, H. G. Sander, K. Schinarakis, S. Schlenstedt, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, D. Seckel, A. J. Smith, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, D. Steele, P. Steffen, T. Stezelberger, R. G. Stokstad, K. H. Sulanke, G. W. Sullivan, T. J. Sumner, I. Taboada, S. Tilav, N. van Eijndhoven, W. Wagner, C. Walck, R. R. Wang, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, S. Yoshida

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University of Delaware
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University of California at Berkeley
University of Wuppertal
University of Maryland, College Park
German Electron Synchrotron
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Université libre de Bruxelles
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Stockholm University
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Pennsylvania State University
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
George Mason University
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Southern University and A&M College
Department of Astronomy
Clark Atlanta University
Department of Physics
Chiba University
Imperial College London
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls
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Abstract

We present results of a Monte Carlo study of the sensitivity of the planned IceCube detector to predicted fluxes of muon neutrinos at TeV to PeV energies. A complete simulation of the detector and data analysis is used to study the detector's capability to search for muon neutrinos from potential sources such as active galaxies and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We study the effective area and the angular resolution of the detector as a function of muon energy and angle of incidence. We present detailed calculations of the sensitivity of the detector to both diffuse and pointlike neutrino fluxes, including an assessment of the sensitivity to neutrinos detected in coincidence with GRB observations. After three years of data taking, IceCube will be able to detect a point-source flux of E_ν²× dN_ν/dE_ν=7×10^-9 cm^-2s^-1 GeV at a 5σ significance, or, in the absence of a signal, place a 90% c.l. limit at a level of E_ν²×dN_ν/dE_ν= 2×10^-9 cm^-2 s^-1 GeV. A diffuse E^-2 flux would be detectable at a minimum strength of E_ν²×dN_ν/dE_ν =10^-8 cm^-2-1 sr^-1 GeV. A GRB model following the formulation of Waxman and Bahcall would result in a 5σ effect after the observation of 200 bursts in coincidence with satellite observations of the gamma rays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	507-532
Number of pages	26
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.09.003
Publication status	Published - Feb 2004
Externally published	Yes

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IceCube
Neutrino astronomy
Neutrino telescope

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Ahrens, J., Bahcall, J. N., Bai, X., Bay, R. C., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Biron, A., Blaufuss, E., Boersma, D. J., Böser, S., Bohm, C., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, T., ... Yoshida, S. (2004). Sensitivity of the IceCube detector to astrophysical sources of high energy muon neutrinos. Astroparticle Physics, 20(5), 507-532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.09.003

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T1 - Sensitivity of the IceCube detector to astrophysical sources of high energy muon neutrinos

AU - Ahrens, J.

AU - Bahcall, J. N.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bay, R. C.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Berley, D.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Besson, D. Z.

AU - Biron, A.

AU - Blaufuss, E.

AU - Boersma, D. J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Bohm, C.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Carithers, W.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Cavin, J.

AU - Chinowsky, W.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Collin, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - de Clercq, C.

AU - DeYoung, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Evenson, P. A.

AU - Fazely, A. R.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Gallagher, J.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Gunasingha, R. M.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, R.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Hays, D.

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 - Japaridze, G. S.

AU - Jones, A.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kawai, H.

AU - Kestel, M.

AU - Kitamura, N.

AU - Koch, R.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Lamoureux, J. I.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leuthold, M.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Mészáros, P.

AU - Minaeva, Y.

AU - Minor, R. H.

AU - Miočinović, P.

AU - Miyamoto, H.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Nahnhauer, R.

AU - Neunhöffer, T.

AU - Niessen, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Ögelman, H.

AU - Olbrechts, P.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Paulos, R.

AU - Pérez de los Heros, C.

AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Pretz, J.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Razzaque, S.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schinarakis, K.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schmidt, T.

AU - Schneider, D.

AU - Schwarz, R.

AU - Seckel, D.

AU - Smith, A. J.

AU - Solarz, M.

AU - Spiczak, G. M.

AU - Spiering, C.

AU - Stamatikos, M.

AU - Stanev, T.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Steffen, P.

AU - Stezelberger, T.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Sulanke, K. H.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tilav, S.

AU - van Eijndhoven, N.

AU - Wagner, W.

AU - Walck, C.

AU - Wang, R. R.

AU - Wiebusch, C. H.

AU - Wiedemann, C.

AU - Wischnewski, R.

AU - Wissing, H.

AU - Woschnagg, K.

AU - Yoshida, S.

PY - 2004/2

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N2 - We present results of a Monte Carlo study of the sensitivity of the planned IceCube detector to predicted fluxes of muon neutrinos at TeV to PeV energies. A complete simulation of the detector and data analysis is used to study the detector's capability to search for muon neutrinos from potential sources such as active galaxies and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We study the effective area and the angular resolution of the detector as a function of muon energy and angle of incidence. We present detailed calculations of the sensitivity of the detector to both diffuse and pointlike neutrino fluxes, including an assessment of the sensitivity to neutrinos detected in coincidence with GRB observations. After three years of data taking, IceCube will be able to detect a point-source flux of Eν2× dNν/dEν=7×10-9 cm-2s-1 GeV at a 5σ significance, or, in the absence of a signal, place a 90% c.l. limit at a level of Eν2×dNν/dEν= 2×10-9 cm-2 s-1 GeV. A diffuse E-2 flux would be detectable at a minimum strength of Eν2×dNν/dEν =10-8 cm-2-1 sr-1 GeV. A GRB model following the formulation of Waxman and Bahcall would result in a 5σ effect after the observation of 200 bursts in coincidence with satellite observations of the gamma rays.

AB - We present results of a Monte Carlo study of the sensitivity of the planned IceCube detector to predicted fluxes of muon neutrinos at TeV to PeV energies. A complete simulation of the detector and data analysis is used to study the detector's capability to search for muon neutrinos from potential sources such as active galaxies and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We study the effective area and the angular resolution of the detector as a function of muon energy and angle of incidence. We present detailed calculations of the sensitivity of the detector to both diffuse and pointlike neutrino fluxes, including an assessment of the sensitivity to neutrinos detected in coincidence with GRB observations. After three years of data taking, IceCube will be able to detect a point-source flux of Eν2× dNν/dEν=7×10-9 cm-2s-1 GeV at a 5σ significance, or, in the absence of a signal, place a 90% c.l. limit at a level of Eν2×dNν/dEν= 2×10-9 cm-2 s-1 GeV. A diffuse E-2 flux would be detectable at a minimum strength of Eν2×dNν/dEν =10-8 cm-2-1 sr-1 GeV. A GRB model following the formulation of Waxman and Bahcall would result in a 5σ effect after the observation of 200 bursts in coincidence with satellite observations of the gamma rays.

KW - IceCube

KW - Neutrino astronomy

KW - Neutrino telescope

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SP - 507

EP - 532

JO - Astroparticle Physics

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ER -

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