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The Prototype Station for the IceCube Surface Array Enhancement

Oehler, Marie Johanna

Abstract (englisch):

IceTop, the surface array of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole, serves as both, a veto for the in-ice neutrino detection and a cosmic-ray detector. It consists of 162 ice-Cherenkov tanks, distributed over an area of 1 km$^2$. Due to snow accumulation on top of the tanks, the resolution of IceTop decreases and the energy threshold increases.

The Surface Array Enhancement (SAE) will measure and mitigate the effects of the snow accumulation, enhance the veto capabilities and improve cosmic-ray measurements by increasing the detection sensitivity in the primary energy range of 100 TeV to 1 EeV. Additionally, it serves as R&D for the large-scale surface array of IceCube-Gen2, the planned next generation neutrino detector at the South Pole. 32 stations will be deployed within the current IceTop footprint. Each station comprises of eight elevated scintillation detectors with SiPM readout and three radio antennas, connected to a central DAQ.

In the frame of this thesis, the designs of two initial R&D stations have been merged and optimized for the SAE. A prototype station was built and deployed at the South Pole in January 2020. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000142813
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP)
Publikationstyp Hochschulschrift
Publikationsdatum 10.02.2022
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000142813
HGF-Programm 51.13.04 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Technologien
Verlag Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Umfang 128 S.
Art der Arbeit Dissertation
Fakultät Fakultät für Physik (PHYSIK)
Institut Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Prüfungsdatum 22.10.2021
Schlagwörter IceCube, Scintillation Detector, Cosmic Rays, Extensive Air Shower, Astroparticle physics, Detector development, Photosensor, SiPM, Data Acquisition
Referent/Betreuer Engel, R.
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