Status of IceCube analysisStatus of IceCube analysis

This series of slides presents an overview This series of slides presents an overview of the topics and activities of the IceCube of the topics and activities of the IceCube analysis groups.analysis groups.

Cosmic raysCosmic rays

Atmospheric neutrinosAtmospheric neutrinos Point source neutrinosPoint source neutrinos Gamma-ray burstsGamma-ray bursts

WIMPsWIMPs Diffuse neutrinosDiffuse neutrinos

EHE neutrinos/muonsEHE neutrinos/muons

Exotic particlesExotic particles

Supernovae Supernovae

Searches for non-predicted Searches for non-predicted physicsphysics

Muon Muon Kara Hoffman, U MarylandKara Hoffman, U Maryland Cascade Cascade Spencer Klein, LBNLSpencer Klein, LBNL Hydrid and Tau channelHydrid and Tau channel Doug Cowen, PSUDoug Cowen, PSU

Physics topic groupsPhysics topic groups

Detection channelDetection channelcoordinatorscoordinators

Tom Gaisser, U. DelawareTom Gaisser, U. Delaware

Elisa Bernardini, DESY-ZeuthenElisa Bernardini, DESY-ZeuthenAlbrecht Karle, UW MadisonAlbrecht Karle, UW Madison

Paolo Desiati, UW MadisonPaolo Desiati, UW Madison

Per Olof Hulth, StockholmPer Olof Hulth, Stockholm

Ignacio Taboada, UC BerkeleyIgnacio Taboada, UC Berkeley

Gary Hill, UW MadisonGary Hill, UW MadisonSpencer Klein, LBNLSpencer Klein, LBNL

David Hardtke, UC BerkeleyDavid Hardtke, UC Berkeley

Lutz Koepke, MainzLutz Koepke, Mainz

Shigeru Yoshida, ChibaShigeru Yoshida, Chiba

Analysis coordinatorAnalysis coordinator::Gary Hill, UW MadisonGary Hill, UW Madison

Physics topic groupsPhysics topic groups

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Work closely with physics groupsWork closely with physics groups Ensure consistency of methods across Ensure consistency of methods across

analysesanalyses

Detection channel convenersDetection channel conveners Muon Muon Kara Hoffman, U MarylandKara Hoffman, U Maryland Cascade Cascade Spencer Klein, LBNLSpencer Klein, LBNL Hydrid and Tau channelHydrid and Tau channel Doug Cowen, PSUDoug Cowen, PSU

Casade channel working groupCasade channel working group

Leader: Spencer Klein (LBNL)Leader: Spencer Klein (LBNL) Finalising filter algorithmsFinalising filter algorithms Finalising proposal to reduce DOM gains, Finalising proposal to reduce DOM gains,

understanding response to large pulsesunderstanding response to large pulses Developing cascade algorithms optimised Developing cascade algorithms optimised

for IceCubefor IceCube Directional Reconstruction of Cascades Low-energy cascade reconstruction using the

outer layers of IceCube as a veto

Cascade channel working group: Cascade channel working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Convenor:Spencer Klein, LBNL Neutrino cascades,

AMANDA 2001-05:Oxana Tarasova, DESY

Neutrino cascades IC 9/22:Bernhard Voigt, DESY,Dima Chirkin, LBNLJoanna Kiryluk, LBNL

Neutrino cascades AMA-TWR: Doug Rutledge, PSU

Marek Kowalski, HumboldtIgnacio Taboada, UCBDoug Rutledge, PSUSteve Movit, PSUMichelangelo D’Agostino, UCBJoanna Kiryluk, LBNLJulien Bolmont, DESY Jenny Adams, Canterbury

Muon channel working groupMuon channel working group

Leader: Kara Hoffman (UMD)Leader: Kara Hoffman (UMD) Finalising filter algorithms, IC22 (2007)Finalising filter algorithms, IC22 (2007) Benchmarking and development of Benchmarking and development of

reconstruction algorithmsreconstruction algorithms

Muon channel working group: Muon channel working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Convenor:Kara Hoffman, UMD

On-line filtering:Martin Tluczykont, DESY

IC22 performance:Juande Zornoza, UW

IC9 filter:John Pretz, UMD

IC22 filters/IC-AMA-TWR filters:Kara Hoffman, UMD

New algorithms:John Pretz, Dima Chirkin, Sean Grullon, David Boersma, EHE group

Reoptimising existing algorithms:Dusan Turcan, UMD

IC/AMA-TWR performance:Andreas Gross, Heidelberg,Martin Tluczykont, DESY

Hybrid (Tau) channel working groupHybrid (Tau) channel working group

Leader: Doug Cowen (PSU)Leader: Doug Cowen (PSU) Finalising filter algorithmsFinalising filter algorithms Developing new reconstruction algorithms Developing new reconstruction algorithms

for hybrid eventsfor hybrid events Creating generic tau neutrino MC samplesCreating generic tau neutrino MC samples

Hybrid and Tau channel working Hybrid and Tau channel working group: analyses and peoplegroup: analyses and people

Convenor:Doug Cowen, PSU

HE to muon:Dawn Williams, Jessie Hart, PSU

Medium energy

double pulse:Pat Toale, PSU

HE lollipop anddouble bang:Seon-He Seo, PSU

Contained hybridBrendan Fox, PSU

Cosmic raysCosmic rays

Atmospheric neutrinosAtmospheric neutrinos Point source neutrinosPoint source neutrinos Gamma-ray burstsGamma-ray bursts

WIMPsWIMPs Diffuse neutrinosDiffuse neutrinos

EHE neutrinos/muonsEHE neutrinos/muons

Exotic particlesExotic particles

Supernovae Supernovae

Searches for non-predicted Searches for non-predicted physicsphysics

Physics topic groupsPhysics topic groupsTom Gaisser, U. DelawareTom Gaisser, U. Delaware

Albrecht Karle, UW MadisonAlbrecht Karle, UW MadisonElisa Bernardini, DESY-ZeuthenElisa Bernardini, DESY-Zeuthen

Paolo Desiati, UW MadisonPaolo Desiati, UW Madison

Per Olof Hulth, StockholmPer Olof Hulth, Stockholm

Ignacio Taboada, UC BerkeleyIgnacio Taboada, UC Berkeley

Gary Hill, UW MadisonGary Hill, UW MadisonSpencer Klein, LBNLSpencer Klein, LBNL

David Hardtke, UC BerkeleyDavid Hardtke, UC Berkeley

Lutz Koepke, MainzLutz Koepke, Mainz

Shigeru Yoshida, ChibaShigeru Yoshida, Chiba Work closely with Work closely with detection channel detection channel groupsgroups

Cosmic-ray working groupCosmic-ray working group

Cosmic-ray composition with coincident Cosmic-ray composition with coincident events (PeV—EeV)events (PeV—EeV)

Primary energy spectrum from IceTopPrimary energy spectrum from IceTop Horizontal air showersHorizontal air showers Search for VHE-UHE Search for VHE-UHE -rays in Southern -rays in Southern

hemispherehemisphere Calibration & verification of IceCube with Calibration & verification of IceCube with

coincident eventscoincident events Monitor solar activity with IceTop tanksMonitor solar activity with IceTop tanks

Cosmic-ray working group: Cosmic-ray working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Reconstruction of coincident events for cosmic-ray composition studies with IceCube: Katherine Rawlins, Alaska Dima Chirkin, LBL Xinhua Bai, Tilo Waldenmaier, Chen Xu, UD

Convenor: Tom Gaisser, UD

Simulations: Peter Niessen, Todor Stanev, UD Chihwa Song, UW-Madison

IceTop shower reconstruction and energy spectrum: Stefan Klepser, Fabian Kislat, DESY Arne van Overloop, Gent Tilo Waldenmaier, UD Herman Kolanoski, Frigga Wendt, Fabian Kislat, Humboldt, Jim Madsen, Glen Spiczak, River Falls

Horizontal showers: Brecht Hommez, Gent David Seckel, UD

-ray astronomy with SPASE: Serap Tilav, Kory James, Todor Stanev, Xinhua Bai, UD with SPASE group at Leeds, UK

Composition with SPASE-AMANDA: Chihwa Song, Karen Andeen, UW Katherine Rawlins, Alaska Serap Tilav, UD

Calibration, verification of IceCube with coincident events: Xinhua Bai, Bakhtiyar Ruzybayev, UD

Heliospheric physics: Paul Evenson, John Clem, UD with UD “space weather” group

Point source working groupPoint source working group

Searches for HE point sources of muon-Searches for HE point sources of muon-neutrinos from galactic and extra-galactic neutrinos from galactic and extra-galactic objectsobjects

Unknown sourcesUnknown sources Searches from known gamma-ray sources (seen Searches from known gamma-ray sources (seen

with e.g. ground based ACTs)with e.g. ground based ACTs) Both steady and time-variable source searchesBoth steady and time-variable source searches Multi-messenger studies (neutrinos and gamma-Multi-messenger studies (neutrinos and gamma-

raysrays Target of Opportunity (send alerts to ACTs)Target of Opportunity (send alerts to ACTs)

Point source working group: Point source working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Point source search with IC9/22: Jon Dumm, Chad Finley, UW

Convenors: Elisa Bernardini (DESY), Albrecht Karle (UW) Angular correlation test:

Jan-Patrick-Huelss, Aachen

New techniques, unbinnedAnalysis, AMANDA-2005: Jim Braun, UW

High energy neutrinos, near horizontal, multi PeV,: Robert Franke, Robert Lauer, DESY

Search for neutrino flares from selected objects: Konstancja Satalecka, DESY

Autocorrelation test for sub-day Neutrino flares: Rodin Porrata, UCB

AMANDA-1997-99: Patrick Berghaus

Application of FDR for AMA-2000-03: Bruny Baret, VUB, Mathieu Labare, ULB

Neutrino triggered Target of Opportunity gamma-ray observations: Elisa Bernardini (DESY)

Benchmarking of IceCube sensitivity to point sources: Martin Tluczykont (DESY)

Gamma astronomy with muons: Michelangelo D’Agostino, David Hardtke,UCB

Multi-messenger: Elisa Resconi, Andreas Gross, Heidelberg

Azriel Goldschmidt, LBNL

Atmospheric neutrinosAtmospheric neutrinos

Aim: Neutrino energy and angular spectra Aim: Neutrino energy and angular spectra over widest possible rangeover widest possible range

Must be understood as background for Must be understood as background for other searches but also interesting physicsother searches but also interesting physics

Conventional (pion and kaon) neutrinos Conventional (pion and kaon) neutrinos from CR interactions in atmospherefrom CR interactions in atmosphere

Charm neutrinosCharm neutrinos Physics beyond standard model (Lorentz Physics beyond standard model (Lorentz

invariance, oscillation effects)invariance, oscillation effects)

Atmospheric neutrino working group: Atmospheric neutrino working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Physics beyond the standard model, AMANDA 2000-05: John Kelley, UW

Convenor: Paolo Desiati, UW

Atmospheric neutrinos, IC9: John Pretz, UMD

Alternative oscillation scenarios: Jens Ahrens, Mainz

Unfolding of energy spectrum,IC9: Juande Zornoza, UW

Contained low energy muons, AMA-TWR, IC: Carsten Rott, Chang Hyon, PSU

Unfolding of energy spectrum,AMANDA 2000-03: Kirsten Muenich, Jan Lueneman, Dortmund

Electron neutrinos, AMA-TWR: Doug Rutledge, PSU

Muon Energy reconstruction Dima Chirkin, LBNL

Theoretical support:Tom Gaisser, Todor Stanev, Delware

Atmospheric neutrinos, cascades:Oxana Tarasova, Bernhard Voight, DESYDima Chirkin, Joanna Kiryluk, LBNLDoug Rutledge, PSU

Gamma-ray burstsGamma-ray bursts

Searches for neutrinos from GRBsSearches for neutrinos from GRBs Correlated observations with satellites Correlated observations with satellites

(e.g. Swift, BATSE)(e.g. Swift, BATSE) All-sky, all-time searches for un-observed All-sky, all-time searches for un-observed

sourcessources

Gamma-ray burst working group: Gamma-ray burst working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

IC/Swift, muons: Alexander Kappes, UW, Phil Roth, UMD

Convenor: Ignacio Taboada, UCB AMA 2001-03, rolling cascades:

Brennan Hughey, UW

AMA/BATSE/IPN, muon, 2000-03: Kyler Kuehn, UCI

AMA-TWR/Swift, muons: Martijn Duvoort, Nick Van Eijndhoven, Utrecht Erik Strahler, UW

Optical follow up to neutrino-muon multiplets: Marek Kowalski, Humboldt

IC/Swift, cascades: Igancio Taboada, Andres Morey, UCB

Special burst searches, phenomenology Mike Stamatikos, NASA-Goddard

Martino Olivo, UppsalaMartino Olivo, Uppsala

Exotic particlesExotic particles

Relativistic monopolesRelativistic monopoles Sub-relativistic particles, Q-ballsSub-relativistic particles, Q-balls Supersymmetric slepton pairsSupersymmetric slepton pairs TeV gravityTeV gravity Black holesBlack holes

Exotic particles working group: Exotic particles working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Relativistic monopoles in AMANDA,Muon-DAQ: Henrike Wissing, Aachen

Convenor: David Hardtke, UCB

Sub-relativistic monopoles in AMANDA,Muon-DAQ: Arvid Pohl, Kalmar

Relativistic monopoles in IC9/22: Brian Christy, Alex Olivas, UMD

Sub-relativistic particles, Q-ballsAMA-TWR, IC9/22:David Hardtke, UCBNatalia Ryezhaeva, DESY

EHE physicsEHE physics

EHE events, neutrinos and muonsEHE events, neutrinos and muons Reconstruction methods for EHE – Reconstruction methods for EHE –

waveform likelihoodwaveform likelihood

EHE physics working group: EHE physics working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

EHE analysis, IC9: Aya Ishihara, Shigeru Yoshida, Chiba

Convenor: Shigeru Yoshida, Chiba

Waveform reconstruction for EHE:Sean Grullon, David Boersma, UWKeiichi Mase, Chiba

EHE filtering/ detector performance verificationDusan Turcan (UMD) Carsten Rott (PSU)

SupernovaeSupernovae

Supernovae detection via low-energy Supernovae detection via low-energy neutrinosneutrinos

Supernovae working group: Supernovae working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

IC22 search:Timo Griesel, Alexander Piegsa, Mainz Reina Maruyama, Will Yeck, UW

Convenor: Lutz Koepke, Mainz

AMANDA 2000-04:Thomas Kowarik, Tom Feser, Mainz

AMANDA sN monitoring: Thomas Kowarik, Mainz

IC DAQ and monitoring:Kael Hanson, Mark Krasberg, UW,Alexander Piegsa, Mainz

IceCube search Katherine Rawlins, Anchorage

Simulation for supernova detectionAaron Richard, Southern

WIMPsWIMPs

Neutrinos from neutralino annihilations in Neutrinos from neutralino annihilations in centre of the earth and suncentre of the earth and sun

Kaluza-Klein, SimpzillasKaluza-Klein, Simpzillas

WIMP working group: WIMP working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Solar WIMPs with AMANDA 2001-03:Daan Hubert,

Convenor: Per Olof Hulth, Stockholm

Solar WIMPs with AMANDA 2003:Thomas Burgess, Stockholm

Solar WIMPs with AMANDA 2004-05:Alfio Rizzo

Earth WIMPs with AMANDA 2001-03:Anna Davour, Uppsala

Earth WIMPs with AMANDA 2000-05:Ralf Ehrlich, UMD

Kaluza-Klein 2000-02:Kahae Han, Canterbury

Simpzillas:Carlos de los Heros, Uppsala

Solar WIMPs with IC 2007-09:Gustav Wikstrom, Stockholm

Diffuse neutrinosDiffuse neutrinos

Neutrinos from the sum of all un-resolved Neutrinos from the sum of all un-resolved sources in the universe (e.g. AGN)sources in the universe (e.g. AGN)

Charm in the atmosphere, both a diffuse Charm in the atmosphere, both a diffuse background and signal background and signal

Diffuse neutrinos working group: Diffuse neutrinos working group: analyses and peopleanalyses and people

Muon neutrinos, AMANDA 2000-03:Jessica Hodges, Gary Hill, UW

Convenors:Gary Hill, UW, Spencer Klein, LBNL

EHE neutrinos, all-flavours, 2000-02:Lisa Gerhardt, UCI

EHE neutrinos, all-flavours, 2003:Christin Burgess, StockholmJohan Lundberg, Uppsala

Muon neutrinos, IC9/22:Kotoyo Hoshina, UW

Muon neutrinos search from spectral unfolding,AMANDA 2000-03:Kirsten Muenich, Dortmund

Electron neutrinos, AMANDA 2001-05:Oxana Tarasova, DESY

Electron neutrinos, IC 9/22:Bernhard Voigt, DESY,Dima Chirkin, LBNL