Published October 11, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Muon energy reconstruction in the ANTARES detector

  • 1. ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erwin-Rommel Str. 1, 91058 Erlangen (Germany)

Description

The energy reconstruction of both neutrino-induced muons from neutrino interactions in the vicinity of the detector and of muons from cosmic ray air showers contributes indispensable information for a broad range of physics analyses, e.g. by increasing the sensitivity in neutrino point source searches or in offering access to observables such as the atmospheric neutrino spectrum. Currently, four energy reconstruction methods are implemented in the ANTARES data analysis framework, ranging from estimates based on photon counting and the total charge deposited in the detector to methods based on probability density functions and Artificial Neural Networks. These four methods, their performance and systematic studies of the energy resolution capabilities of the ANTARES detector are presented

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.12.109

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2012.12.109;
PII
S0168-9002(12)01665-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
725
Journal Page Range
p. 106-109
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
5. international workshop on very large volume neutrino telescopes, the future of high-energy neutrino astronomy
Acronym
VLVnuT 11
Dates
12-14 Oct 2011
Place
Erlangen (Germany)

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