Event reconstruction and neutrino selection with KM3NeT/ARCA230

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Publication date 27-09-2024
Journal Proceedings of Science
Event 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference
Article number 1074
Volume | Issue number 444
Number of pages 10
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEF)
Abstract
The discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos has raised great interest in the field of neutrino astronomy. The KM3NeT/ARCA detector is currently under construction at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and is measuring high-energy neutrinos. The complete detector will instrument a cubic kilometre of seawater with photomultiplier tubes that detect the Cherenkov radiation from the products of neutrino interactions. The design is focused on discovering high-energy neutrino sources which requires an excellent angular resolution. This contribution covers the reconstruction algorithms deployed in the full KM3NeT/ARCA detector and their performances. The angular resolution reaches below 0.1∘ for tracks and below 1∘ for cascades and double cascades that originate from tau neutrinos. Additionally, the neutrino selections for the full KM3NeT/ARCA diffuse and point source studies are covered.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.1074
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