A fast algorithm for muon track reconstruction and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope

J. A. Aguilar; I. Al Samarai; A. Albert; M. André; 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. Cârloganu; 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. Galatà; P. Gay; G. Giacomelli; J. P. Gómez-González; K. Graf; G. Guillard; G. Halladjian; G. Hallewell; H. van Haren; A. J. Heijboer; Y. Hello; J. J. Hernández-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. Lefèvre; 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. Păvălaş; 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. Zúñiga

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.01.003

A fast algorithm for muon track reconstruction and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope

J. A. Aguilar, I. Al Samarai, A. Albert, M. André, 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-CaboM. C. Bouwhuis, A. M. Brown, J. Brunner, J. Busto, F. Camarena, A. Capone, C. Cârloganu, 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. Galatà, P. Gay, G. Giacomelli, J. P. Gómez-González, K. Graf, G. Guillard, G. Halladjian, G. Hallewell, H. van Haren, A. J. Heijboer, Y. Hello, J. J. Hernández-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. Lefèvre, 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. Păvălaş, 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. Zúñiga

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Abstract

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 telescope. The algorithm consists of a hit merging and hit selection procedure followed by fitting steps for a track hypothesis and a point-like light source. It is particularly well-suited for real time applications such as online monitoring and fast triggering of optical follow-up observations for multi-messenger studies. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated with Monte Carlo simulations and various distributions are compared with that obtained in ANTARES data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	652-662
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	34
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.01.003
State	Published - Apr 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Neutrino telescope
Track reconstruction

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Aguilar, J. A., Al Samarai, I., Albert, A., André, M., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., Ardid, M., Assis Jesus, A. C., Astraatmadja, T., Aubert, J. J., Auer, R., Baret, B., Basa, S., Bazzotti, M., Bertin, V., Biagi, S., Bigongiari, C., Bogazzi, C., ... Zúñiga, J. (2011). A fast algorithm for muon track reconstruction and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope. Astroparticle Physics, 34(9), 652-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.01.003

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AU - André, M.

AU - Anghinolfi, M.

AU - Anton, G.

AU - Anvar, S.

AU - Ardid, M.

AU - Assis Jesus, A. C.

AU - Astraatmadja, T.

AU - Aubert, J. J.

AU - Auer, R.

AU - Baret, B.

AU - Basa, S.

AU - Bazzotti, M.

AU - Bertin, V.

AU - Biagi, S.

AU - Bigongiari, C.

AU - Bogazzi, C.

AU - Bou-Cabo, M.

AU - Bouwhuis, M. C.

AU - Brown, A. M.

AU - Brunner, J.

AU - Busto, J.

AU - Camarena, F.

AU - Capone, A.

AU - Cârloganu, C.

AU - Carminati, G.

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AU - Cecchini, S.

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AU - Chiarusi, T.

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AU - Dekeyser, I.

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AU - Dornic, D.

AU - Dorosti, Q.

AU - Drouhin, D.

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AU - Fehr, F.

AU - Flaminio, V.

AU - Fritsch, U.

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AU - Katz, U.

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AU - Schöck, F.

AU - Schuller, J. P.

AU - Shanidze, R.

AU - Simeone, F.

AU - Spiess, A.

AU - Spurio, M.

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AU - Stolarczyk, Th

AU - Taiuti, M.

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