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NuRadioMC: Simulating the radio emission of neutrinos from interaction to detector
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
Glaser, Christian; García-Fernández, Daniel; Nelles, Anna; Alvarez-Muñiz, Jaime; Barwick, Steven W.; Besson, Dave Z.; Clark, Brian A.; Connolly, Amy; Deaconu, Cosmin; de Vries, Krijn; Hanson, Jordan C.; Hokanson-Fasig, Ben; Lahmann, R.; Latif, Uzair; Kleinfelder, Stuart A.; Persichilli, Christopher; Pan, Yue; Pfender, Carl; Plaisier, Ilse; Seckel, Dave; Torres, Jorge; Toscano, Simona; van Eijndhoven, Nick; Vieregg, Abigail; Welling, Christoph; Winchen, Tobias; Wissel, Stephanie A.
Source
Eur. Phys. J. C 80, 77 (2020)
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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.
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