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Muon reconstruction with a geometrical model in JUNO

The Jiangmen Neutrino Underground Observatory (JUNO) is a 20$\,$kton liquid scintillator detector currently under construction near Kaiping in China. The physics program focuses on the determination of the neutrino mass hierarchy with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-06-12 Christoph Genster , Michaela Schever , Livia Ludhova , Michael Soiron , Achim Stahl , Christopher Wiebusch

Horizontal muon track identification with neural networks in HAWC

Nowadays the implementation of artificial neural networks in high-energy physics has obtained excellent results on improving signal detection. In this work we propose to use neural networks (NNs) for event discrimination in HAWC. This…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-08-02 J. R. Angeles Camacho , H. León Vargas

Baikal-GVD: status and prospects

Baikal-GVD is a next generation, kilometer-scale neutrino telescope under construction in Lake Baikal. It is designed to detect astrophysical neutrino fluxes at energies from a few TeV up to 100 PeV. GVD is formed by multi-megaton subarrays…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-31 GVD Collaboration , A. D. Avrorin , A. V. Avrorin , V. M. Aynutdinov , R. Bannash , I. A. Belolaptikov , V. B. Brudanin , N. M. Budnev , A. A. Doroshenko , G. V. Domogatsky , R. Dvornický , A. N. Dyachok , Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev , L. Fajt , S. V. Fialkovsky , A. R. Gafarov , K. V. Golubkov , T. I. Gres , Z. Honz , K. G. Kebkal , O. G. Kebkal , E. V. Khramov , M. M. Kolbin , K. V. Konischev , A. P. Korobchenko , A. P. Koshechkin , V. A. Kozhin , V. F. Kulepov , D. A. Kuleshov , M. B. Milenin , R. A. Mirgazov , E. R. Osipova , A. I. Panfilov , L. V. Pan'kov , D. P. Petukhov , E. N. Pliskovsky , M. I. Rozanov , E. V. Rjabov , V. D. Rushay , G. B. Safronov , F. Simkovic , B. A. Shoibonov , A. G. Solovjev , M. N. Sorokovikov , M. D. Shelepov , O. V. Suvorova , I. Shtekl , V. A. Tabolenko , B. A. Tarashansky , S. A. Yakovlev , A. V. Zagorodnikov , V. L. Zurbanov

Positioning system for Baikal-GVD

Baikal-GVD is a kilometer scale neutrino telescope currently under construction in Lake Baikal. Due to water currents in Lake Baikal, individual photomultiplier housings are mobile and can drift away from their initial position. In order to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-03 V. A. Allakhverdyan , A. D. Avrorin , A. V. Avrorin , V. M. Aynutdinov , R. Bannasch , Z. Bardačová , I. A. Belolaptikov , I. V. Borina , V. B. Brudanin , N. M. Budnev , V. Y. Dik , G. V. Domogatsky , A. A. Doroshenko , R. Dvornický , A. N. Dyachok , Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev , E. Eckerová , T. V. Elzhov , L. Fajt , S. V. Fialkovski , A. R. Gafarov , K. V. Golubkov , N. S. Gorshkov , T. I. Gress , M. S. Katulin , K. G. Kebkal , O. G. Kebkal , E. V. Khramov , M. M. Kolbin , K. V. Konischev , K. A. Kopański , A. V. Korobchenko , A. P. Koshechkin , V. A. Kozhin , M. V. Kruglov , M. K. Kryukov , V. F. Kulepov , Pa. Malecki , Y. M. Malyshkin , M. B. Milenin , R. R. Mirgazov , D. V. Naumov , V. Nazari , W. Noga , D. P. Petukhov , E. N. Pliskovsky , M. I. Rozanov , V. D. Rushay , E. V. Ryabov , G. B. Safronov , B. A. Shaybonov , M. D. Shelepov , F. Šimkovic , A. E. Sirenko , A. V. Skurikhin , A. G. Solovjev , M. N. Sorokovikov , I. Štekl , A. P. Stromakov , E. O. Sushenok , O. V. Suvorova , V. A. Tabolenko , B. A. Tarashansky , Y. V. Yablokova , S. A. Yakovlev , D. N. Zaborov

Prototype Cherenkov Detector Characterization for Muon Tomography Applications

Muography is an innovative imaging technique using naturally produced elementary particles -- atmospheric muons -- like the X-rays of medical imaging. The modification of the particles flux -- by scattering or absorption --, reflects the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-01-31 Theodore Avgitas , Jean Christophe Ianigro , Jacques Marteau

Baikal-GVD: status and first results

Baikal-GVD is a cubic-kilometer scale deep-underwater neutrino detector being constructed in Lake Baikal. It is designed to detect neutrinos from $\sim$100 GeV to multi-PeV energies and beyond. Detector deployment began in Spring 2015.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-08 Grigory Safronov

Machine Learning-based Energy Reconstruction for Water-Cherenkov detectors

Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) is a proposed next generation underground water Cherenkov (WCh) experiment. The far detector will measure the oscillated neutrino flux from the long-baseline neutrino experiment using 0.6 GeV neutrinos produced by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-05-01 Greig Cowan , Evangelia Drakopoulou , Matthew Needham , Mahdi Taani

Sub-GeV events energy reconstruction with 3-inch PMTs in JUNO

A 20-kiloton liquid scintillator detector is designed in the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) for multiple physics purposes, including the determination of the neutrino mass ordering through reactor neutrinos, as well as…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-02-22 Siyuan Zhang , Yongbo Huang , Miao He , Chengfeng Yang , Guoming Chen

Neutrino Telescope in Lake Baikal: Present and Nearest Future

The progress in the construction and operation of the Baikal Gigaton Volume Detector in Lake Baikal is reported. The detector is designed for search for high energy neutrinos whose sources are not yet reliably identified. It currently…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 I. Belolaptikov , Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev

High-energy neutrino astronomy and the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope

Neutrino astronomy offers a novel view of the non-thermal Universe and is complementary to other astronomical disciplines. The field has seen rapid progress in recent years, including the first detection of astrophysical neutrinos in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 Dmitry Zaborov

Classification of Electron and Muon Neutrino Events for the ESS$\nu$SB Near Water Cherenkov Detector using Graph Neural Networks

In the effort to obtain a precise measurement of leptonic CP-violation with the ESS$\nu$SB experiment, accurate and fast reconstruction of detector events plays a pivotal role. In this work, we examine the possibility of replacing the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-04-04 J. Aguilar , M. Anastasopoulos , D. Barčot , E. Baussan , A. K. Bhattacharyya , A. Bignami , M. Blennow , M. Bogomilov , B. Bolling , E. Bouquerel , F. Bramati , A. Branca , G. Brunetti , A. Burgman , I. Bustinduy , C. J. Carlile , J. Cederkall , T. W. Choi , S. Choubey , P. Christiansen , M. Collins , E. Cristaldo Morales , P. Cupiał , D. D'Ago , H. Danared , J. P. A. M. de André , M. Dracos , I. Efthymiopoulos , T. Ekelöf , M. Eshraqi , G. Fanourakis , A. Farricker , E. Fasoula , T. Fukuda , J. García-Marcos , N. Gazis , Th. Geralis , M. Ghosh , A. Giarnetti , G. Gokbulut , C. Hagner , L. Halić , M. Hooft , K. E. Iversen , N. Jachowicz , M. Jenssen , R. Johansson , I. Karakoulias , E. Kasimi , A. Kayis Topaksu , B. Kildetoft , B. Kliček , K. Kordas , A. Leisos , M. Lindroos , A. Longhin , C. Maiano , S. Marangoni , C. Marrelli , D. Meloni , M. Mezzetto , N. Milas , J. L. Muñoz , K. Niewczas , M. Oglakci , T. Ohlsson , M. Olvegård , M. Pari , J. Park , D. Patrzalek , G. Petkov , Ch. Petridou , P. Poussot , A. Psallidas , F. Pupilli , D. Saiang , D. Sampsonidis , A. Scanu , C. Schwab , F. Sordo , A. Sosa , G. Stavropoulos , M. Stipčević , R. Tarkeshian , F. Terranova , T. Tolba , E. Trachanas , R. Tsenov , A. Tsirigotis , S. E. Tzamarias , M. Vanderpoorten , G. Vankova-Kirilova , N. Vassilopoulos , S. Vihonen , J. Wurtz , V. Zeter , O. Zormpa

Registration of atmospheric neutrinos with the Baikal neutrino telescope

We present first neutrino induced events observed with a deep underwater neutrino telescope. Data from 70 days effective life time of the BAIKAL prototype telescope NT-96 have been analyzed with two different methods. With the standard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Baikal Collaboration , V. A. Balkanov et al

Design and Implementation of the Fast Data Processing System for the Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope

We present a fast data processing system for the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope, designed for rapid identification of astrophysical neutrino events. Leveraging Baikal-GVD's modular cluster architecture, the system implements parallelized…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-06 V. A. Allakhverdyan , A. D. Avrorin , A. V. Avrorin , V. M. Aynutdinov , I. A. Belolaptikov , Z. Berusova , E. A. Bondarev , I. V. Borina , N. M. Budnev , V. A. Chadymov , A. S. Chepurnov , V. Y. Dik , A. N. Dmitriyeva , G. V. Domogatsky , A. A. Doroshenko , R. Dvornicky , A. N. Dyachok , Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev , E. Eckerova , T. V. Elzhov , V. N. Fomin , A. R. Gafarov , K. V. Golubkov , T. I. Gress , K. G. Kebkal , V. K. Kebkal , I. Kharuk , S. S. Khokhlov , E. V. Khramov , M. M. Kolbin , S. O. Koligaev , K. V. Konischev , A. V. Korobchenko , A. P. Koshechkin , V. A. Kozhin , M. V. Kruglov , V. F. Kulepov , A. A. Kulikov , Y. E. Lemeshev , M. V. Lisitsin , S. V. Lovtsov , R. R. Mirgazov , D. V. Naumov , A. S. Nikolaev , I. A. Perevalova , A. A. Petrukhin , D. P. Petukhov , E. N. Pliskovsky , M. I. Rozanov , E. V. Ryabov , G. B. Safronov , B. A. Shaybonov , V. Y. Shishkin , E. V. Shirokov , F. Simkovic , A. E. Sirenko , A. V. Skurikhin , A. G. Solovjev , M. N. Sorokovikov , I. Stekl , A. P. Stromakov , O. V. Suvorova , V. A. Tabolenko , V. I. Tretyak , B. B. Uizutuev , Y. V. Yablokova , D. N. Zaborov , S. I. Zavyalov , D. Y. Zvezdov

A Fast Algorithm for Muon Track Reconstruction and its Application to the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope

An algorithm is presented, that provides a fast and robust reconstruction of neutrino induced upward-going muons and a discrimination of these events from downward-going atmospheric muon background in data collected by the ANTARES neutrino…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-19 ANTARES collaboration , J. A. Aguilar , I. Al Samarai , A. Albert , M. Andre , M. Anghinolfi , G. Anton , S. Anvar , M. Ardid , A. C. Assis Jesus , T. Astraatmadja , J-J. Aubert , R. Auer , B. Baret , S. Basa , M. Bazzotti , V. Bertin , S. Biagi , C. Bigongiari , C. Bogazzi , M. Bou-Cabo , M. C. Bouwhuis , A. M. Brown , J. Brunner , J. Busto , F. Camarena , A. Capone , C. Carloganu , G. Carminati , J. Carr , S. Cecchini , Ph. Charvis , T. Chiarusi , M. Circella , R. Coniglione , H. Costantini , N. Cottini , P. Coyle , C. Curtil , M. P. Decowski , I. Dekeyser , A. Deschamps , C. Distefano , C. Donzaud , D. Dornic , Q. Dorosti , D. Drouhin , T. Eberl , U. Emanuele , J-P. Ernenwein , S. Escoffier , F. Fehr , V. Flaminio , U. Fritsch , J-L. Fuda , S. Galata , P. Gay , G. Giacomelli , J. P. Gomez-Gonzalez , K. Graf , G. Guillard , G. Halladjian , G. Hallewell , H. van Haren , A. J. Heijboer , Y. Hello , J. J. Hernandez-Rey , B. Herold , J. Hößl , C. C. Hsu , M. de Jong , M. Kadler , N. Kalantar-Nayestanaki , O. Kalekin , A. Kappes , U. Katz , P. Kooijman , C. Kopper , A. Kouchner , V. Kulikovskiy , R. Lahmann , P. Lamare , G. Larosa , D. Lefevre , G. Lim , D. Lo Presti , H. Loehner , S. Loucatos , F. Lucarelli , S. Mangano , M. Marcelin , A. Margiotta , J. A. Martinez-Mora , A. Mazure , A. Meli , T. Montaruli , M. Morganti , L. Moscoso , H. Motz , C. Naumann , M. Neff , D. Palioselitis , G. E. Pavalas , P. Payre , J. Petrovic , N. Picot-Clemente , C. Picq , V. Popa , T. Pradier , E. Presani , C. Racca , C. Reed , G. Riccobene , C. Richardt , R. Richter , A. Rostovtsev , M. Rujoiu , G. V. Russo , F. Salesa , P. Sapienza , F. Schöck , J-P. Schuller , R. Shanidze , F. Simeone , A. Spiess , M. Spurio , J. J. M. Steijger , Th. Stolarczyk , M. Taiuti , C. Tamburini , L. Tasca , S. Toscano , B. Vallage , V. Van Elewyck , G. Vannoni , M. Vecchi , P. Vernin , G. Wijnker , E. de Wolf , H. Yepes , D. Zaborov , J. D. Zornoza , J. Zuniga

Improving the muon track reconstruction of IceCube and IceCube-Gen2

IceCube is a cubic-kilometer Cherenkov telescope operating at the South Pole. Its goal is to detect astrophysical neutrinos and identify their sources. High-energy muon neutrinos are identified through the secondary muons produced via…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-24 Federica Bradascio , Thorsten Glüsenkamp

Improving the efficiency of cascade detection by the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope

The deployment of the Baikal-GVD deep underwater neutrino telescope is in progress now. About 3500 deep underwater photodetectors (optical modules) arranged into 12 clusters are operating in Lake Baikal. For increasing the efficiency of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-02 V. M. Aynutdinov , V. A. Allakhverdyan , A. D. Avrorin , A. V. Avrorin , Z. Bardačová , I. A. Belolaptikov , E. A. Bondarev , I. V. Borina , N. M. Budnev , V. A. Chadymov , A. S. Chepurnov , V. Y. Dik , G. V. Domogatsky , A. A. Doroshenko , R. Dvornický , A. N. Dyachok , Zh. -A. M. Dzhilkibaev , E. Eckerová , T. V. Elzhov , L. Fajt , V. N. Fomin , A. R. Gafarov , K. V. Golubkov , N. S. Gorshkov , T. I. Gress , K. G. Kebkal , I. V. Kharuk , E. V. Khramov , M. M. Kolbin , S. O. Koligaev , K. V. Konischev , A. V. Korobchenko , A. P. Koshechkin , V. A. Kozhin , M. V. Kruglov , V. F. Kulepov , Y. E. Lemeshev , M. B. Milenin , R. R. Mirgazov , D. V. Naumov , A. S. Nikolaev , D. P. Petukhov , E. N. Pliskovsky , M. I. Rozanov , E. V. Ryabov , G. B. Safronov , D. Seitova , B. A. Shaybonov , M. D. Shelepov , S. D. Shilkin , E. V. Shirokov , F. Šimkovic , A. E. Sirenko , A. V. Skurikhin , A. G. Solovjev , M. N. Sorokovikov , I. Štekl , A. P. Stromakov , O. V. Suvorova , V. A. Tabolenko , B. B. Ulzutuev , Y. V. Yablokova , D. N. Zaborov , S. I. Zavyalov , D. Y. Zvezdov

Preliminary Results on a Search for Neutrinos from the Center of the Earth with the Baikal Underwater Telescope

The deep underwater Cherenkov neutrino telescope NT-200 is currently under construction at lake Baikal. Its first stage NT-36 consisting of 36 optical modules has operated over 2 years since April 1993 till March 1995. Here we present a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 The Baikal Collaboration

The Lake Baikal neutrino experiment: selected results

We review the present status of the lake Baikal Neutrino Experiment and present selected physical results gained with the consequetive stages of the stepwise increasing detector: from NT-36 to NT-96. Results cover atmospheric muons,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 BAIKAL Collaboration , V. Balkanov

Design and construction of MuTe: a hybrid Muon Telescope to study Colombian Volcanoes

We present a hybrid Muon Telescope, MuTe, designed and built for imaging active Colombian volcanoes. The MuTe has a resolution of tens of meters, low power consumption, robustness and transportability making it suitable for use in difficult…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-30 J. Peña-Rodríguez , J. Pisco-Guabave , D. Sierra-Porta , M. Suárez-Durán , M. Arenas-Flórez , L. M. Pérez-Archila , J. D. Sanabria-Gómez , H. Asorey , L. A. Núñez

Tackling the muon identification in water Cherenkov detectors problem for the future Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory by means of Machine Learning

This paper presents several approaches to deal with the problem of identifying muons in a water Cherenkov detector with a reduced water volume and 4 PMTs. Different perspectives of information representation are used and new features are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-01-29 B. S. González , R. Conceição , M. Pimenta , B. Tomé , A. Guillén