Search for neutrino-induced charm production using inelasticity in IceCube

In the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a gigaton ice-Cherenkov detector at the South Pole, neutrinos interact via deep inelastic scattering. Charged-current neutrino interactions with strange quarks produce charm quarks, and are generally more inelastic than interactions off of valence quarks. Measurement of charm production will inform about the strange sea distribution of the nucleon and will quantify a background for other physics measurements in IceCube. We report the status of a search for neutrino-induced charm production in IceCube using inelasticity and a 10-year sample of charged-current muon neutrino events.