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Cosmic-Ray energy spectrum measurements with IceTop

Varsi, Fahim; IceCube Collaboration

Abstract (englisch):

IceTop, the surface ice-Cherenkov array of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, detects extensive air showers generated from the interaction of the cosmic rays with the atmosphere. It measures cosmic rays in the PeV-EeV energy range, targeting the transition region between galactic and extragalactic cosmic-ray origins, including spectral features such as the knee and the second knee. A novel two-component LDF method is used for event reconstruction, providing an energy estimator along with mass-dependent parameters. An unfolding procedure is then employed to derive the all-particle energy spectrum from the energy estimator parameter. The details of the analysis will be presented in the conference.


Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP)
Publikationstyp Vortrag
Publikationsdatum 16.02.2026
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000190414
HGF-Programm 51.13.04 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Technologien
Veranstaltung 89. Annual Conference of the DPG and DPG Spring Meeting of the Matter an Cosmos Section (SMuK 2026), Erlangen, Deutschland, 15.03.2026 – 20.03.2026
Schlagwörter energy spectrum; consmic rays; Icetop; EAS reconstruction; Unfolding
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