Neutrino oscillation studies with IceCube-DeepCore

M.G. Aartsen, K. Abraham, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J.A. Aguilar, M. Ahlers, M. Ahrens, D. Altmann, T. Anderson, I. Ansseau, David Jason Koskinen, Morten Ankersen Medici, Michael James Larson, Subir Sarkar, Michael Marc Wolf

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Abstract

IceCube, a gigaton-scale neutrino detector located at the South Pole, was primarily designed to search for astrophysical neutrinos with energies of PeV and higher. This goal has been achieved with the detection of the highest energy neutrinos to date. At the other end of the energy spectrum, the DeepCore extension lowers the energy threshold of the detector to approximately 10 GeV and opens the door for oscillation studies using atmospheric neutrinos. An analysis of the disappearance of these neutrinos has been completed, with the results produced being complementary with dedicated oscillation experiments. Following a review of the detector principle and performance, the method used to make these calculations, as well as the results, is detailed. Finally, the future prospects of IceCube-DeepCore and the next generation of neutrino experiments at the South Pole (IceCube-Gen2, specifically the PINGU sub-detector) are briefly discussed.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNuclear Physics B
Vol/bind908
Sider (fra-til)161-177
Antal sider17
ISSN0550-3213
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 31 jan. 2016

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