PINGU: A Vision for Neutrino and Particle Physics at the South Pole

M.G. Aartsen; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J.A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; D. Altmann; T. Anderson; G. Anton; C. Arguelles; T.C. Arlen; David Jason Koskinen; Michael James Larson; Morten Ankersen Medici; Subir Sarkar; M Rameez; E. Hansen

doi:10.1088/1361-6471/44/5/054006

PINGU: A Vision for Neutrino and Particle Physics at the South Pole

M.G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J.A. Aguilar, M. Ahlers, M. Ahrens, D. Altmann, T. Anderson, G. Anton, C. Arguelles, T.C. Arlen, David Jason Koskinen, Michael James Larson, Morten Ankersen Medici, Subir Sarkar, M Rameez, E. Hansen

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The Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade (PINGU) is a proposed lowenergy in-fill extension to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. With detection technology modeled closely on the successful IceCube example, PINGU will provide a 6 Mton effective mass for neutrino detection with an energy threshold of a few GeV. With an unprecedented sample of over 60 000 atmospheric neutrinos per year in this energy range, PINGU will make highly competitive measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters in an energy range over an order of magnitude higher than long-baseline neutrino beam experiments. PINGU will measure the mixing parameters Θ₂₃ and Δm² ₃₂, including the octant of Θ₂₃ for a wide range of values, and determine the neutrino mass ordering at 3σ median significance within five years of operation. PINGU's high precision measurement of the rate of nt appearance will provide essential tests of the unitarity of the 3 ×3 PMNS neutrino mixing matrix. PINGU will also improve the sensitivity of searches for low mass dark matter in the Sun, use neutrino tomography to directly probe the composition of the Earth's core, and improve IceCube's sensitivity to neutrinos from Galactic supernovae. Reoptimization of the PINGU design has permitted substantial reduction in both cost and logistical requirements while delivering performance nearly identical to configurations previously studied.

Original language	English
Article number	054006
Journal	Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume	44
Number of pages	19
ISSN	0954-3899
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/44/5/054006
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2017

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Aartsen, M. G., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Ahrens, M., Altmann, D., Anderson, T., Anton, G., Arguelles, C., Arlen, T. C., Koskinen, D. J., Larson, M. J., Medici, M. A., Sarkar, S., Rameez, M., & Hansen, E. (2017). PINGU: A Vision for Neutrino and Particle Physics at the South Pole. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 44, [054006]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/44/5/054006

Aartsen, MG, Ackermann, M, Adams, J, Aguilar, JA, Ahlers, M, Ahrens, M, Altmann, D, Anderson, T, Anton, G, Arguelles, C, Arlen, TC, Koskinen, DJ, Larson, MJ, Medici, MA, Sarkar, S, Rameez, M & Hansen, E 2017, 'PINGU: A Vision for Neutrino and Particle Physics at the South Pole', Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, vol. 44, 054006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/44/5/054006

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