NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector
Abstract NuRadioMC is a Monte Carlo framework designed to simulate ultra-high energy neutrino detectors that rely on the radio detection method. This method exploits the radio emission generated in the electromagnetic component of a particle shower following a neutrino interaction. NuRadioMC simulat...
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doaj-f5ffc57b82534a9db2002c9f7a3250ba2021-01-31T16:34:01ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60441434-60522020-01-0180213510.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7612-8NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detectorC. Glaser0D. García-Fernández1A. Nelles2J. Alvarez-Muñiz3S. W. Barwick4D. Z. Besson5B. A. Clark6A. Connolly7C. Deaconu8K. D. de Vries9J. C. Hanson10B. Hokanson-Fasig11R. Lahmann12U. Latif13S. A. Kleinfelder14C. Persichilli15Y. Pan16C. Pfendner17I. Plaisier18D. Seckel19J. Torres20S. Toscano21N. van Eijndhoven22A. Vieregg23C. Welling24T. Winchen25S. A. Wissel26Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaDESYDESYIGFAE, Depto. de Física de Partículas, Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of KansasDepartment of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, The Ohio State UniversityDepartment of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, The Ohio State UniversityKavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of ChicagoVrije Universiteit BrusselsDepartment of Physics, Whittier CollegeDepartment of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of WisconsinDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of KansasDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareOtterbein UniversityDESYDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, University of DelawareDepartment of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, The Ohio State UniversityUniversité LibreVrije Universiteit BrusselsKavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of ChicagoDESYVrije Universiteit BrusselsPhysics Department, California Polytechnic State UniversityAbstract NuRadioMC is a Monte Carlo framework designed to simulate ultra-high energy neutrino detectors that rely on the radio detection method. This method exploits the radio emission generated in the electromagnetic component of a particle shower following a neutrino interaction. NuRadioMC simulates everything from the neutrino interaction in a medium, the subsequent Askaryan radio emission, the propagation of the radio signal to the detector and finally the detector response. NuRadioMC is designed as a modern, modular Python-based framework, combining flexibility in detector design with user-friendliness. It includes a state-of-the-art event generator, an improved modelling of the radio emission, a revisited approach to signal propagation and increased flexibility and precision in the detector simulation. This paper focuses on the implemented physics processes and their implications for detector design. A variety of models and parameterizations for the radio emission of neutrino-induced showers are compared and reviewed. Comprehensive examples are used to discuss the capabilities of the code and different aspects of instrumental design decisions.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7612-8 |
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C. Glaser D. García-Fernández A. Nelles J. Alvarez-Muñiz S. W. Barwick D. Z. Besson B. A. Clark A. Connolly C. Deaconu K. D. de Vries J. C. Hanson B. Hokanson-Fasig R. Lahmann U. Latif S. A. Kleinfelder C. Persichilli Y. Pan C. Pfendner I. Plaisier D. Seckel J. Torres S. Toscano N. van Eijndhoven A. Vieregg C. Welling T. Winchen S. A. Wissel |
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C. Glaser D. García-Fernández A. Nelles J. Alvarez-Muñiz S. W. Barwick D. Z. Besson B. A. Clark A. Connolly C. Deaconu K. D. de Vries J. C. Hanson B. Hokanson-Fasig R. Lahmann U. Latif S. A. Kleinfelder C. Persichilli Y. Pan C. Pfendner I. Plaisier D. Seckel J. Torres S. Toscano N. van Eijndhoven A. Vieregg C. Welling T. Winchen S. A. Wissel NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
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C. Glaser D. García-Fernández A. Nelles J. Alvarez-Muñiz S. W. Barwick D. Z. Besson B. A. Clark A. Connolly C. Deaconu K. D. de Vries J. C. Hanson B. Hokanson-Fasig R. Lahmann U. Latif S. A. Kleinfelder C. Persichilli Y. Pan C. Pfendner I. Plaisier D. Seckel J. Torres S. Toscano N. van Eijndhoven A. Vieregg C. Welling T. Winchen S. A. Wissel |
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NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector |
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NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector |
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NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector |
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NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector |
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NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector |
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Abstract NuRadioMC is a Monte Carlo framework designed to simulate ultra-high energy neutrino detectors that rely on the radio detection method. This method exploits the radio emission generated in the electromagnetic component of a particle shower following a neutrino interaction. NuRadioMC simulates everything from the neutrino interaction in a medium, the subsequent Askaryan radio emission, the propagation of the radio signal to the detector and finally the detector response. NuRadioMC is designed as a modern, modular Python-based framework, combining flexibility in detector design with user-friendliness. It includes a state-of-the-art event generator, an improved modelling of the radio emission, a revisited approach to signal propagation and increased flexibility and precision in the detector simulation. This paper focuses on the implemented physics processes and their implications for detector design. A variety of models and parameterizations for the radio emission of neutrino-induced showers are compared and reviewed. Comprehensive examples are used to discuss the capabilities of the code and different aspects of instrumental design decisions. |
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