Atmospheric neutrinos with the first detection units of KM3NeT/ARCA. (29th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sinopoulou, A.; Coniglione, R.; Muller, R.; Tzamariudaki, E.
• Other Names: collab.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 16:Number 11(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11-29
• Subjects: Cherenkov detectors -- Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics -- Neutrino detectors; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/C11015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: The KM3NeT collaboration is constructing two deep-sea Cherenkov detectors in the Mediterranean Sea. The ARCA detector aims at TeV-PeV neutrino astronomy, while the ORCA detector is optimised for atmospheric neutrino oscillation studies at energies of a few GeV. In this contribution, an analysis of the data collected with the first deployed detection units of the ARCA detector is presented. A high-purity sample of atmospheric neutrinos is selected demonstrating the capability of the ARCA detector.