학술논문

NuRadioMC: simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector.
Document Type
Article
Source
European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields. Feb2020, Vol. 80 Issue 2, p1-35. 35p.
Subject
*MONTE Carlo method
*NEUTRINO interactions
*DETECTORS
*RADIOS
*RADIO detectors
*NEUTRINO detectors
*NEUTRINOS
Language
ISSN
1434-6044
Abstract
NuRadioMC is a Monte Carlo framework designed to simulate ultra-high energy neutrino detectors that rely on the radio detection method. This method exploits the radio emission generated in the electromagnetic component of a particle shower following a neutrino interaction. NuRadioMC simulates everything from the neutrino interaction in a medium, the subsequent Askaryan radio emission, the propagation of the radio signal to the detector and finally the detector response. NuRadioMC is designed as a modern, modular Python-based framework, combining flexibility in detector design with user-friendliness. It includes a state-of-the-art event generator, an improved modelling of the radio emission, a revisited approach to signal propagation and increased flexibility and precision in the detector simulation. This paper focuses on the implemented physics processes and their implications for detector design. A variety of models and parameterizations for the radio emission of neutrino-induced showers are compared and reviewed. Comprehensive examples are used to discuss the capabilities of the code and different aspects of instrumental design decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]