Event identification for KM3NeT/ARCA
- 1. Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, ECAP (Germany)
Description
KM3NeT is a distributed neutrino research infrastructure in the Mediterranean sea. KM3NeT/ARCA is the high energy part of it, which is dedicated for the search of extraterrestrial neutrino sources in the TeV-PeV range. One major goal is to study the source of the recently discovered neutrino flux by IceCube. Furthermore KM3NeT/ARCA is optimised to study galactical neutrino point sources. More insight into neutrino sources can be achieved by distinguishing between neutrino flavours. Neutrinos can have different interactions inside or near the detector which lead to various event topologies. These topologies can be differentiated with machine learning algorithms. Here neural nets were trained on selected event features, for example based on time-residual distributions. Five target topologies are differentiated: double bang events, cascades and three different track-like topologies. Based on the topologies, the neutrino flavour composition can be inferred on a statistical basis. In addition, computationally complex, tailored reconstruction algorithms can be employed based on the event topology.
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
- Journal Issue
- Muenster 2017 issue
- Series
- Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 52(4)
- Journal Page Range
- [1 p.]
- ISSN
- 0420-0195
- CODEN
- VDPEAZ
Conference
- Title
- 81. Annual meeting of DPG and DPG Spring meeting 2017 of the divisions on hadronic and nuclear physics, radiation and medical physics, particle physics and the working groups on equal opportunities, energy, information, young DPG, physics and disarmament
- Original Conference Title
- 81. Jahrestagung der DPG und DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2017 der Fachverbaende Physik der Hadronen und Kerne, Strahlen- und Medizinphysik, Teilchenphysik und Arbeitskreise Chancengleichheit, Energie, Industrie und Wirtschaft sowie der Arbeitsgruppen Information, junge DPG, Physik und Abruestung
- Dates
- 27-31 Mar 2017
- Place
- Muenster (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 49098395
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGORITHMS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; DATA PROCESSING; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; TELESCOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; NEUTRINOS; PROCESSING; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Session: T 23.8 Mo 18:30; No further information available
- Collaborations
- ANTARES-KM3NeT-Erlangen-Collaboration