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Broeren, Freek (2015)

Tau neutrinos in KM3NeT

Master thesis | Physics (MSc)

In this report, the possibilities of identifying a specific t neutrino signature using KM3NeT, a neutrino telescope with an instrumented volume of multiple cubic kilometers, are investigated. When uniquely identified, these neutrinos can offer a unique view on the universe with little to no background. We study the ‘Double Bang’ signature of the t neutrino interaction and reconstruct these events with a reconstruction algorithm designed for single showers. Using this algorithm, the two particle showers in this event are reconstructed as a single shower. By looking at the differences in reconstruction performance between these events and single shower events, a first indication of the relevant parameters for the identification of t neutrinos is given.

KM3NeT

Neutrino

Double Bang

Cherenkov Detector

Neutrino astronomy

Author

Broeren, Freek

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Specialisation

Experimental Physics

Supervisors

Samtleben, Dorothea

ECTS Credits

5

Language

en