High Energy Physics Seminars

Simulation and Reconstruction with multi-PMT Optical Modules for IceCube Gen-2 and Faster Bayesian Estimation with existing IceCube data

by Mr. Ashish Narayan (DHEP, TIFR)

Monday, May 29, 2023 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at TIFR, Mumbai ( AG-66 )
Description
IceCube Gen-2 is a proposed extension to the existing IceCube neutrino observatory, instrumenting ~10 times the volume of the present detector and comprising pixelated multi-PMT optical modules in place of the existing optical modules, which employ a single PMT each. In the first part of the talk, we discuss simulations with these pixelated detectors and the relative improvement in detector performance due to their capabilities, with a view towards writing reconstruction algorithms that exploit these new capabilities. In addition, we will also discuss methods to improve the speed of Bayesian estimation with archival IceCube data.