Measurement of Cosmic Ray Response Functions for an Ice Cherenkov Detector

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Abstract: We determined a set of cosmic ray response functions for the ice Cherenkov detector used by the surface air shower IceTop, part of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. At the same time we measured the response function of moderated neutron detectors that are now in use in conjunction with IceTop. We did this by means of a global latitude survey conducted with a detector identical to the IceTop sensors built in a freezer van installed on the Swedish icebreaker Oden. The freezer van also housed the moderated neutron detectors. Cosmic rays shower data were recorded on the Oden voyage from Sweden to McMurdo and return during the 2009-2010 austral summer season. Reliance on student observers and data analysts enhanced the broader impact of this research and firmly grounds this effort in its educational mission.
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Title  Measurement of Cosmic Ray Response Functions for an Ice Cherenkov Detector
publication date 2010
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individual Name  Tilav, Serap
organisation Name  University of Delaware, Newark, DL, 19716, US
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individual Name  Evenson, Paul
organisation Name  University of Delaware, Newark, DL, 19716, US
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electronic Mail Address:  evenson@udel.edu
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individual Name  Bieber, John
organisation Name  University of Delaware, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Newark, DE, 19716, US
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electronic Mail Address:  jwbieber@bartol.udel.edu
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individual Name  Clem, John
organisation Name  University of Delaware, Newark, DL, 19716, US
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organisation Name  U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center
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Topic Category:   climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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westBoundLongitude  -165.89
eastBoundLongitude  -12.7
northBoundLatitude  -56.02
southBoundLatitude  -77.85
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2009-07-01 2011-06-30
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funderName:NSF:GEO:PLR:Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences awardNumber:0838838 awardTitle:Collaborative Research: Measurement of Cosmic Ray Response Functions for an Ice Cherenkov Detector
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individual Name  Tilav, Serap
organisation Name  University of Delaware, Newark, DL, 19716, US
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