학술논문

LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter: A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
Abbasi, R.Ackermann, M.Adams, J.Aguilar, J. A.Ahlers, M.Ahrens, M.Alispach, C.Alves Jr., A. A.Amin, N. M.An, R.Andeen, K.Anderson, T.Ansseau, I.Anton, G.Argüelles, C.Axani, S.Bai, X.V., A. BalagopalBarbano, A.Barwick, S. W.Bastian, B.Basu, V.Baum, V.Baur, S.Bay, R.Beatty, J. J.Becker, K. -H.Tjus, J. BeckerBellenghi, C.BenZvi, S.Berley, D.Bernardini, E.Besson, D. Z.Binder, G.Bindig, D.Blaufuss, E.Blot, S.Böser, S.Botner, O.Böttcher, J.Bourbeau, E.Bourbeau, J.Bradascio, F.Braun, J.Bron, S.Brostean-Kaiser, J.Burgman, A.Busse, R. S.Campana, M. A.Chen, C.Chirkin, D.Choi, S.Clark, B. A.Clark, K.Classen, L.Coleman, A.Collin, G. H.Conrad, J. M.Coppin, P.Correa, P.Cowen, D. F.Cross, R.Dave, P.De Clercq, C.DeLaunay, J. J.Dembinski, H.Deoskar, K.De Ridder, S.Desai, A.Desiati, P.de Vries, K. D.de Wasseige, G.de With, M.DeYoung, T.Dharani, S.Diaz, A.Díaz-Vélez, J. C.Dujmovic, H.Dunkman, M.DuVernois, M. A.Dvorak, E.Ehrhardt, T.Eller, P.Engel, R.Evans, J.Evenson, P. A.Fahey, S.Fazely, A. R.Fiedlschuster, S.Fienberg, A. T.Filimonov, K.Finley, C.Fischer, L.Fox, D.Franckowiak, A.Friedman, E.Fritz, A.Fürst, P.Gaisser, T. K.Gallagher, J.Ganster, E.Garrappa, S.Gerhardt, L.Ghadimi, A.Glaser, C.Glauch, T.Glüsenkamp, T.Goldschmidt, A.Gonzalez, J. G.Goswami, S.Grant, D.Grégoire, T.Griffith, Z.Griswold, S.Gündüz, M.Haack, C.Hallgren, A.Halliday, R.Halve, L.Halzen, F.Minh, M. HaHanson, K.Hardin, J.Harnisch, A. A.Haungs, A.Hauser, S.Hebecker, D.Helbing, K.Henningsen, F.Hettinger, E. C.Hickford, S.Hignight, J.Hill, C.Hill, G. C.Hoffman, K. D.Hoffmann, R.Hoinka, T.Hokanson-Fasig, B.Hoshina, K.Huang, F.Huber, M.Huber, T.Hultqvist, K.Hünnefeld, M.Hussain, R.In, S.Iovine, N.Ishihara, A.Jansson, M.Japaridze, G. S.Jeong, M.Jones, B. J. P.Joppe, R.Kang, D.Kang, W.Kang, X.Kappes, A.Kappesser, D.Karg, T.Karl, M.Karle, A.Katz, U.Kauer, M.Kellermann, M.Kelley, J. L.Kheirandish, A.Kim, J.Kin, K.Kintscher, T.Kiryluk, J.Klein, S. R.Koirala, R.Kolanoski, H.Köpke, L.Kopper, C.Kopper, S.Koskinen, D. J.Koundal, P.Kovacevich, M.Kowalski, M.Krings, K.Krückl, G.Kurahashi, N.Kyriacou, A.Gualda, C. LagunasLanfranchi, J. L.Larson, M. J.Lauber, F.Lazar, J. P.Leonard, K.Leszczyńska, A.Li, Y.Liu, Q. R.Lohfink, E.Mariscal, C. J. LozanoLu, L.Lucarelli, F.Ludwig, A.Luszczak, W.Lyu, Y.Ma, W. Y.Madsen, J.Mahn, K. B. M.Makino, Y.Mallik, P.Mancina, S.Mariş, I. C.Maruyama, R.Mase, K.McNally, F.Meagher, K.Medina, A.Meier, M.Meighen-Berger, S.Merz, J.Micallef, J.Mockler, D.Momenté, G.Montaruli, T.Moore, R. W.Morse, R.Moulai, M.Naab, R.Nagai, R.Naumann, U.Necker, J.Nguyen, L. V.Niederhausen, H.Nisa, M. U.Nowicki, S. C.Nygren, D. R.Pollmann, A. ObertackeOehler, M.Olivas, A.O'Sullivan, E.Pandya, H.Pankova, D. V.Park, N.Parker, G. K.Paudel, E. N.Peiffer, P.Heros, C. Pérez de losPhilippen, S.Pieloth, D.Pieper, S.Pizzuto, A.Plum, M.Popovych, Y.Porcelli, A.Rodriguez, M. PradoPrice, P. B.Pries, B.Przybylski, G. T.Raab, C.Raissi, A.Rameez, M.Rawlins, K.Rea, I. C.Rehman, A.Reimann, R.Renschler, M.Renzi, G.Resconi, E.Reusch, S.Rhode, W.Richman, M.Riedel, B.Robertson, S.Roellinghoff, G.Rongen, M.Rott, C.Ruhe, T.Ryckbosch, D.Cantu, D. RysewykSafa, I.Herrera, S. E. SanchezSandrock, A.Sandroos, J.Santander, M.Sarkar, S.Satalecka, K.Scharf, M.Schaufel, M.Schieler, H.Schlunder, P.Schmidt, T.Schneider, A.Schneider, J.Schröder, F. G.Schumacher, L.Sclafani, S.Seckel, D.Seunarine, S.Sharma, A.Shefali, S.Silva, M.Skrzypek, B.Smithers, B.Snihur, R.Soedingrekso, J.Soldin, D.Spiczak, G. M.Spiering, C.Stachurska, J.Stamatikos, M.Stanev, T.Stein, R.Stettner, J.Steuer, A.Stezelberger, T.Stokstad, R. G.Stuttard, T.Sullivan, G. W.Taboada, I.Tenholt, F.Ter-Antonyan, S.Tilav, S.Tischbein, F.Tollefson, K.Tomankova, L.Tönnis, C.Toscano, S.Tosi, D.Trettin, A.Tselengidou, M.Tung, C. F.Turcati, A.Turcotte, R.Turley, C. F.Twagirayezu, J. P.Ty, B.Elorrieta, M. A. UnlandValtonen-Mattila, N.Vandenbroucke, J.van Eijk, D.van Eijndhoven, N.Vannerom, D.van Santen, J.Verpoest, S.Vraeghe, M.Walck, C.Wallace, A.Watson, T. B.Weaver, C.Weindl, A.Weiss, M. J.Weldert, J.Wendt, C.Werthebach, J.Weyrauch, M.Whelan, B. J.Whitehorn, N.Wiebe, K.Wiebusch, C. H.Williams, D. R.Wolf, M.Woschnagg, K.Wrede, G.Wulff, J.Xu, X. W.Xu, Y.Yanez, J. P.Yoshida, S.Yuan, T.Zhang, Z.
Source
Comput. Phys. Commun. 266 (2021) 108018
Subject
Physics - Computational Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Language
Abstract
We present a high-energy neutrino event generator, called LeptonInjector, alongside an event weighter, called LeptonWeighter. Both are designed for large-volume Cherenkov neutrino telescopes such as IceCube. The neutrino event generator allows for quick and flexible simulation of neutrino events within and around the detector volume, and implements the leading Standard Model neutrino interaction processes relevant for neutrino observatories: neutrino-nucleon deep-inelastic scattering and neutrino-electron annihilation. In this paper, we discuss the event generation algorithm, the weighting algorithm, and the main functions of the publicly available code, with examples.
Comment: 28 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables