SuperCDMS at SNOLAB Wolfgang Rau, Queen’s University for the SuperCDMS Collaboration.
Ken Clark, SNOLAB
Transcript of Ken Clark, SNOLAB
Neutrinos at the South Pole with IceCube,
DeepCore and PINGU
Ken Clark, SNOLAB
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Neutrinos• Neutrinos obviously
need no introduction at SNOLAB
• VERY light, neutral particles
• Only interact very weakly • Very prevalent in the
universe • Three flavours
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Sources of Neutrinos• Experiments study neutrinos from different
sources
• Solar neutrinos (Homestake, Borexino, SNO)
• Reactor neutrinos (KamLAND, Daya Bay, RENO)
• Neutrino Beams (MINOS, T2K, OPERA)
• Atmospheric Neutrinos (SuperK, Antares, IceCube)
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Atmospheric Neutrinos
• Source of neutrinos is the interaction of particles in the atmosphere
• These interactions produce neutrinos with an understood flux and flavour content
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Neutrino Energy Spectrum
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• Studying neutrinos at high energies was the motivation
• Success with intermediate IceCube configurations
GeV TeV PeV EeV
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100
10Events
/km2 year
GeV TeV PeV EeV
• Studying neutrinos at high energies was the motivation
• Success with intermediate IceCube configurations
Neutrino Energy Spectrum
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Detector Wish List
• In order to detect these neutrinos, a detector was needed which would:
1. Have a large target mass 2. Provide a very clear medium so that
light can be detected 3. Be at least somewhat shielded from
outside radiation
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IceCube/DeepCore
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Skiway
South Pole Station
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The IceCube Neutrino Telescope
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The IceCube Neutrino Telescope
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Detection Method
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muon
neutrino
interaction
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IceCube Events
• Usual map overlay of event?
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Events in the Detector
• Events are separable using their signature in the detector
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Time
Early Late
CC Muon Neutrino νμ + N μ + X
“Track”
NC Neutrino νX + X νX + X
“Cascade”
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Event Selection
• Use an extensive veto to remove specific classes of events
• Want to retain only events which have their first interaction inside the detector
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IceTop Water Tanks
1.45 km
90 m
2450m
2085m2165m
Veto Region
Dust Layer
Veto Region
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Event Selection
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YES NO
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Why So Strict?
• This is 10 ms of data
• In one year IceCube will detect:
~1011 atmospheric muons (3000 per second)
~105 atmospheric ν->μ (1 every 6 minutes)
~10 cosmic ν->μ
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Analysis Preparation
• Several aspects required to prepare for the full analysis of the high energy events
• Need to determine the number of neutrinos expected and their energy spectrum
• Need to verify the veto procedure with existing data/Monte Carlo
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Anticipated Events
Atmospheric μ: Determined from experimental data using
the new veto 6±3.4
Atmospheric ν: Determined using Monte Carlo simulation
and previous data 4.6+3.7-1.2
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IceCube Results
1.04±0.16 PeV
• Try out these new methods on a subsample of the IceCube data
• Completely unexpectedly, two very high energy events were found (and named)
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1.14±0.17 PeV
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IceCube Results
1.04±0.16 PeV
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1.14±0.17 PeV
• Try out these new methods on a subsample of the IceCube data
• Completely unexpectedly, two very high energy events were found (and named)
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IceCube Results
1.04±0.16 PeV
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1.14±0.17 PeV
• Try out these new methods on a subsample of the IceCube data
• Completely unexpectedly, two very high energy events were found (and named)
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Predicted Results
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Expected to see 10.6+5.0-3.6
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Actual Results
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Actually saw 28 (in the first 2 years of data)
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IceCube Results
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(This has been updated to ~3 years)
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Source?
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There is no convincing source so far…
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Highest Energy
• Ernie & Bert stood as the highest energy events for some time
• During the full analysis, a new record-setting event was found
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2.2 PeV
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On to the Next Analysis
• Want to expand beyond just high energy neutrino detection
• Neutrino oscillations are very exciting field right now…
• Why not see if we can do something with those?
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Neutrino Oscillations
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• SNOLAB users probably don’t need an introduction to oscillations
• The oscillation pattern is shown here
Blue: muon neutrino Red: tau neutrino
Black: electron neutrino
Image credit: Wikipedia
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Atmospheric Neutrinos
• Source of neutrinos is the interaction of particles in the atmosphere
• These interactions produce neutrinos with an understood flux and flavour content
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Neutrino Oscillations
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Blue: muon neutrino Red: tau neutrino
Black: electron neutrino
Image credit: Wikipedia
• IceCube has a maximum path length of ~13000 km • If the lower energy threshold is ~200 GeV, L/E <~65
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Neutrino Oscillations
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• IceCube has a maximum path length of ~13000 km • If we can lower the energy threshold to ~10 GeV, L/
E <~1300
Blue: muon neutrino Red: tau neutrino
Black: electron neutrino
Image credit: Wikipedia
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IceCube
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• 78 Strings
• 125m string spacing
• 17m DOM spacing
• Add 8 strings
• 75m string spacing
• 7m DOM spacing
• Add 20 strings
• 26m string spacing
• 5m DOM spacing10 TeV 1 EeV1 TeV100 GeV10 GeV1 GeV100 MeV10 MeV
IceCube
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IceCube
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• 78 Strings
• 125m string spacing
• 17m DOM spacing
• Add 8 strings
• 75m string spacing
• 7m DOM spacing
• Add 20 strings
• 26m string spacing
• 5m DOM spacing10 TeV 1 EeV1 TeV100 GeV10 GeV1 GeV100 MeV10 MeV
IceCube
125m
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IceCube + DeepCore
• 78 Strings
• 125m string spacing
• 17m DOM spacing
• Add 8 strings
• 75m string spacing
• 7m DOM spacing
• Add 20 strings
• 26m string spacing
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75m
10 TeV 1 EeV1 TeV100 GeV10 GeV1 GeV100 MeV10 MeV
DeepCore IceCube
125m
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The IceCube Neutrino Telescope
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IceCube
DeepCore
Skiway
South Pole Station
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DeepCore Results
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Phys. Rev. D 91 072004 (2015)
• Approximately 3 years of data analyzed
• High rate in detector provides large event sample
• Oscillation parameter constraints approaching those of dedicated experiments
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DeepCore Results
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• Approximately 3 years of data analyzed
• High rate in detector provides large event sample
• Oscillation parameter constraints approaching those of dedicated experiments
Phys. Rev. D 91 072004 (2015)
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Even Lower Energies
• Deep Core is a success, but we get access to more physics with a lower threshold
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• muon neutrino disappearance
• maximal θ23 measurement
• lower energy dark matter
• neutrino mass hierarchy
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IceCube + DeepCore• 78 Strings
• 125m string spacing
• 17m DOM spacing
• Add 8 strings
• 75m string spacing
• 7m DOM spacing
• Add 20 strings
• 26m string spacing
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75m
10 TeV 1 EeV1 TeV100 GeV10 GeV1 GeV100 MeV10 MeV
DeepCore IceCube
125m
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• 78 Strings
• 125m string spacing
• 17m DOM spacing
• Add 8 strings
• 75m string spacing
• 7m DOM spacing
• Add 40 strings
• 22m string spacing
• 3m DOM spacing
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IceCube + DeepCore + PINGU
125m22m
75m
10 TeV 1 EeV1 TeV100 GeV10 GeV1 GeV100 MeV10 MeV
DeepCorePINGU IceCube
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Improvement with PINGU
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DeepCore PINGU
Neutrino energy: 12 GeV Lepton energy: 10 GeV
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The IceCube Neutrino Telescope
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IceCube
DeepCore
PINGU
High EnergyExtension
Skiway
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Mass Hierarchy Determination
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Mass Hierarchy Determination
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Neutrino Oscillograms
• The cross-section and flux are different for νμ and νμ
• The patterns are therefore different!
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Neutrino Oscillograms
• Sum of νμ and νμ
• Reconstruction and PID not included here
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Neutrino Oscillograms
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• Sum of νμ and νμ
• Reconstruction and PID not included here
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So Why am I Talking Here?
• PINGU is investigating using new DOMs with multiple PMTs
• Need to study how these would work in a low background environment
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So Why am I Talking Here?
• PINGU is investigating using new DOMs with multiple PMTs
• Need to study how these would work in a low background environment
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Conclusion
• IceCube and DeepCore have been very successful and have shown that particle physics is possible in ice
• PINGU will provide insight into the nature of the NMH as well as the oscillation parameters
• SNOLAB is an ideal site to test the new PMT structures
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Exciting Times To Come!
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