2006/11/30 by Mathieu Ribordy · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.166
published as Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A574:137-143,2007 · refeered version, accepted for publication, NIM A
arxiv created 2007/01/16 · openalex publication_date 2007/02/10 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Neutrino telescopes detect the emission of Cherenkov light resulting from the tracks and showers of charged and neutral current neutrino interactions. These tracks or showers are reconstructed using a corresponding probability density function (PDF) which depends on measured time and location of the detected photo-electrons. We call a composite event the mixed detector response due to the juxtaposition of more than one Cherenkov light source (track or shower). This paper presents the construction of a generic PDF corresponding to a composite hypothesis. This composite PDF is therefore useful to reconstruct an arbitrary event topology and to favor or discard a given event topology hypothesis.