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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 652-662 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Astroparticle Physics |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Neutrino telescope
- Track reconstruction
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