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Calibration of the Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland

ORAL

Abstract

The Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland (RNO-G) aims to detect ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos in the PeV to EeV energy range through the detection of coherent Cherenkov emission produced via the Askaryan effect. The coherence increases in the radio regime, allowing for immense detector volumes due to the long attenuation length of radio waves in ice. Currently, seven stations are installed and operating at the NSF's Summit Station in Greenland. When completed, the detector will consist of 35 independent stations spaced roughly 1 km apart which each contain both high gain, shallow in-ice antennas and multiple strings of intermediate-to-deep, omnidirectional, low-gain in-ice antennas to detect the radio emissions. We will present the calibration of the geometry of the stations and implications for the instrument performance, with a special attention to the resolution on reconstructing the arrival direction of the radio signals.

Presenters

  • Bryan Hendricks

    Pennsylvania State University

Authors

  • Bryan Hendricks

    Pennsylvania State University