Detection of atmospheric muon neutrinos with the IceCube 9-string detector

A. Achterberg; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. Ahrens; K. Andeen; J. Auffenberg; X. Bai; B. Baret; S. W. Barwick; R. Bay; K. Beattie; T. Becka; J. K. Becker; K. H. Becker; M. Beimforde; P. Berghaus; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. Z. Besson; E. Blaufuss; D. J. Boersma; C. Bohm; J. Bolmont; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; J. Braun; C. Burgess; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; B. Christy; J. Clem; D. F. Cowen; M. V. D'Agostino; A. Davour; C. T. Day; C. De Clercq; L. Demirörs; F. Descamps; P. Desiati; T. Deyoung; J. C. Diaz-Velez; J. Dreyer; J. P. Dumm; M. R. Duvoort; W. R. Edwards; R. Ehrlich; J. Eisch; R. W. Ellsworth; P. A. Evenson; O. Fadiran; A. R. Fazely; K. Filimonov; C. Finley; M. M. Foerster; B. D. Fox; A. Franckowiak; R. Franke; T. K. Gaisser; J. Gallagher; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; J. A. Goodman; R. Gozzini; T. Griesel; S. Grullon; A. Groß; R. M. Gunasingha; M. Gurtner; C. Ha; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Han; K. Hanson; D. Hardtke; R. Hardtke; J. E. Hart; Y. Hasegawa; T. Hauschildt; D. Hays; J. Heise; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; K. D. Hoffman; B. Hommez; K. Hoshina; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; J. P. Hülß; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; M. Inaba; A. Ishihara; J. Jacobsen; G. S. Japaridze; H. Johansson; A. Jones; J. M. Joseph; K. H. Kampert; A. Kappes; T. Karg; A. Karle; H. Kawai; J. L. Kelley; F. Kislat; N. Kitamura; S. R. Klein; S. Klepser; G. Kohnen; H. Kolanoski; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; T. Kowarik; M. Krasberg; K. Kuehn; M. Labare; H. Landsman; R. Lauer; H. Leich; D. Leier; I. Liubarsky; J. Lundberg; J. Lünemann; J. Madsen; R. Maruyama; K. Mase; H. S. Matis; T. McCauley; C. P. McParland; K. Meagher; A. Meli; T. Messarius; P. Mészáros; H. Miyamoto; A. Mokhtarani; T. Montaruli; A. Morey; R. Morse; S. M. Movit; K. Münich; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; P. Nießen; D. R. Nygren; A. Olivas; S. Patton; C. Peña-Garay; C. Pérez De Los Heros; A. Piegsa; D. Pieloth; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; J. Pretz; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; S. Razzaque; P. Redl; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; A. Rizzo; S. Robbins; P. Roth; F. Rothmaier; C. Rott; D. Rutledge; D. Ryckbosch; H. G. Sander; S. Sarkar; K. Satalecka; S. Schlenstedt; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; D. Seckel; B. Semburg; S. H. Seo; Y. Sestayo; S. Seunarine; A. Silvestri; A. J. Smith; C. Song; J. E. Sopher; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; T. Stezelberger; R. G. Stokstad; M. C. Stoufer; S. Stoyanov; E. A. Strahler; T. Straszheim; K. H. Sulanke; G. W. Sullivan; T. J. Sumner; I. Taboada; O. Tarasova; A. Tepe; L. Thollander; S. Tilav; M. Tluczykont; P. A. Toale; D. Tosi; D. Turčan; N. Van Eijndhoven; J. Vandenbroucke; A. Van Overloop; G. De Vries-Uiterweerd; V. Viscomi; B. Voigt; W. Wagner; C. Walck; H. Waldmann; M. Walter; Y. R. Wang; C. Wendt; C. H. Wiebusch; G. Wikström; D. R. Williams; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; X. W. Xu; G. Yodh; S. Yoshida; J. D. Zornoza

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.027101

Detection of atmospheric muon neutrinos with the IceCube 9-string detector

A. Achterberg, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. Ahrens, K. Andeen, J. Auffenberg, X. Bai, B. Baret, S. W. Barwick, R. Bay, K. Beattie, T. Becka, J. K. Becker, K. H. Becker, M. Beimforde, P. Berghaus, D. Berley, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. Z. BessonE. Blaufuss, D. J. Boersma, C. Bohm, J. Bolmont, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, J. Braun, C. Burgess, T. Burgess, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, B. Christy, J. Clem, D. F. Cowen, M. V. D'Agostino, A. Davour, C. T. Day, C. De Clercq, L. Demirörs, F. Descamps, P. Desiati, T. Deyoung, J. C. Diaz-Velez, J. Dreyer, J. P. Dumm, M. R. Duvoort, W. R. Edwards, R. Ehrlich, J. Eisch, R. W. Ellsworth, P. A. Evenson, O. Fadiran, A. R. Fazely, K. Filimonov, C. Finley, M. M. Foerster, B. D. Fox, A. Franckowiak, R. Franke, T. K. Gaisser, J. Gallagher, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, R. Gozzini, T. Griesel, S. Grullon, A. Groß, R. M. Gunasingha, M. Gurtner, C. Ha, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Han, K. Hanson, D. Hardtke, R. Hardtke, J. E. Hart, Y. Hasegawa, T. Hauschildt, D. Hays, J. Heise, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, K. D. Hoffman, B. Hommez, K. Hoshina, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, J. P. Hülß, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, M. Inaba, A. Ishihara, J. Jacobsen, G. S. Japaridze, H. Johansson, A. Jones, J. M. Joseph, K. H. Kampert, A. Kappes, T. Karg, A. Karle, H. Kawai, J. L. Kelley, F. Kislat, N. Kitamura, S. R. Klein, S. Klepser, G. Kohnen, H. Kolanoski, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, T. Kowarik, M. Krasberg, K. Kuehn, M. Labare, H. Landsman, R. Lauer, H. Leich, D. Leier, I. Liubarsky, J. Lundberg, J. Lünemann, J. Madsen, R. Maruyama, K. Mase, H. S. Matis, T. McCauley, C. P. McParland, K. Meagher, A. Meli, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, H. Miyamoto, A. Mokhtarani, T. Montaruli, A. Morey, R. Morse, S. M. Movit, K. Münich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, P. Nießen, D. R. Nygren, A. Olivas, S. Patton, C. Peña-Garay, C. Pérez De Los Heros, A. Piegsa, D. Pieloth, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, P. Redl, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, A. Rizzo, S. Robbins, P. Roth, F. Rothmaier, C. Rott, D. Rutledge, D. Ryckbosch, H. G. Sander, S. Sarkar, K. Satalecka, S. Schlenstedt, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, D. Seckel, B. Semburg, S. H. Seo, Y. Sestayo, S. Seunarine, A. Silvestri, A. J. Smith, C. Song, J. E. Sopher, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, T. Stezelberger, R. G. Stokstad, M. C. Stoufer, S. Stoyanov, E. A. Strahler, T. Straszheim, K. H. Sulanke, G. W. Sullivan, T. J. Sumner, I. Taboada, O. Tarasova, A. Tepe, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, M. Tluczykont, P. A. Toale, D. Tosi, D. Turčan, N. Van Eijndhoven, J. Vandenbroucke, A. Van Overloop, G. De Vries-Uiterweerd, V. Viscomi, B. Voigt, W. Wagner, C. Walck, H. Waldmann, M. Walter, Y. R. Wang, C. Wendt, C. H. Wiebusch, G. Wikström, D. R. Williams, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, X. W. Xu, G. Yodh, S. Yoshida, J. D. Zornoza

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Abstract

The IceCube neutrino detector is a cubic kilometer TeV to PeV neutrino detector under construction at the geographic South Pole. The dominant population of neutrinos detected in IceCube is due to meson decay in cosmic-ray air showers. These atmospheric neutrinos are relatively well understood and serve as a calibration and verification tool for the new detector. In 2006, the detector was approximately 10% completed, and we report on data acquired from the detector in this configuration. We observe an atmospheric neutrino signal consistent with expectations, demonstrating that the IceCube detector is capable of identifying neutrino events. In the first 137.4 days of live time, 234 neutrino candidates were selected with an expectation of 211±76.1(syst) ±14.5(stat) events from atmospheric neutrinos.

Original language	English
Article number	027101
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	76
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.027101
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baret, B., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. H., Beimforde, M., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., ... Zornoza, J. D. (2007). Detection of atmospheric muon neutrinos with the IceCube 9-string detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 76(2), Article 027101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.76.027101

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AU - Auffenberg, J.

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AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Bay, R.

AU - Beattie, K.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, J. K.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Beimforde, M.

AU - Berghaus, P.

AU - Berley, D.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Besson, D. Z.

AU - Blaufuss, E.

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AU - Bohm, C.

AU - Bolmont, J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

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AU - Burgess, C.

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AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Christy, B.

AU - Clem, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - D'Agostino, M. V.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - Day, C. T.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - Demirörs, L.

AU - Descamps, F.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Deyoung, T.

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AU - Edwards, W. R.

AU - Ehrlich, R.

AU - Eisch, J.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

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AU - Fadiran, O.

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AU - Foerster, M. M.

AU - Fox, B. D.

AU - Franckowiak, A.

AU - Franke, R.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Gallagher, J.

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AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Gozzini, R.

AU - Griesel, T.

AU - Grullon, S.

AU - Groß, A.

AU - Gunasingha, R. M.

AU - Gurtner, M.

AU - Ha, C.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Han, K.

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AU - Hays, D.

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AU - Herquet, P.

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AU - Inaba, M.

AU - Ishihara, A.

AU - Jacobsen, J.

AU - Japaridze, G. S.

AU - Johansson, H.

AU - Jones, A.

AU - Joseph, J. M.

AU - Kampert, K. H.

AU - Kappes, A.

AU - Karg, T.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kawai, H.

AU - Kelley, J. L.

AU - Kislat, F.

AU - Kitamura, N.

AU - Klein, S. R.

AU - Klepser, S.

AU - Kohnen, G.

AU - Kolanoski, H.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Kowarik, T.

AU - Krasberg, M.

AU - Kuehn, K.

AU - Labare, M.

AU - Landsman, H.

AU - Lauer, R.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leier, D.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Lundberg, J.

AU - Lünemann, J.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Maruyama, R.

AU - Mase, K.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McCauley, T.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Meagher, K.

AU - Meli, A.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Mészáros, P.

AU - Miyamoto, H.

AU - Mokhtarani, A.

AU - Montaruli, T.

AU - Morey, A.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Movit, S. M.

AU - Münich, K.

AU - Nahnhauer, R.

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PY - 2007/7/19

Y1 - 2007/7/19

N2 - The IceCube neutrino detector is a cubic kilometer TeV to PeV neutrino detector under construction at the geographic South Pole. The dominant population of neutrinos detected in IceCube is due to meson decay in cosmic-ray air showers. These atmospheric neutrinos are relatively well understood and serve as a calibration and verification tool for the new detector. In 2006, the detector was approximately 10% completed, and we report on data acquired from the detector in this configuration. We observe an atmospheric neutrino signal consistent with expectations, demonstrating that the IceCube detector is capable of identifying neutrino events. In the first 137.4 days of live time, 234 neutrino candidates were selected with an expectation of 211±76.1(syst) ±14.5(stat) events from atmospheric neutrinos.

AB - The IceCube neutrino detector is a cubic kilometer TeV to PeV neutrino detector under construction at the geographic South Pole. The dominant population of neutrinos detected in IceCube is due to meson decay in cosmic-ray air showers. These atmospheric neutrinos are relatively well understood and serve as a calibration and verification tool for the new detector. In 2006, the detector was approximately 10% completed, and we report on data acquired from the detector in this configuration. We observe an atmospheric neutrino signal consistent with expectations, demonstrating that the IceCube detector is capable of identifying neutrino events. In the first 137.4 days of live time, 234 neutrino candidates were selected with an expectation of 211±76.1(syst) ±14.5(stat) events from atmospheric neutrinos.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34447639807&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.027101

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.027101

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:34447639807

SN - 1550-7998

VL - 76

JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

IS - 2

M1 - 027101

ER -

Detection of atmospheric muon neutrinos with the IceCube 9-string detector

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