The KM3 NeT/ARCA neutrino detector is currently under construction at 3500 m depth offshore Capo Passero, Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea. The main science objectives are the detection of high-energy cosmic neutrinos and the discovery of their sources. Simulations were conducted for the full KM3NeT/ARCA detector, instrumenting a volume of 1 km, to estimate the sensitivity and discovery potential to point-like neutrino sources. This paper covers the reconstruction of track- and shower-like signatures, as well as the criteria employed for neutrino event selection. With an angular resolution below 0.1 for tracks and under 2 for showers, the sensitivity to point-like neutrino sources surpasses existing observed limits across the entire sky.

Astronomy potential of km3net/arca / Null, ., Aiello, N., , Albert, S., , Alshamsi, A., , Alves Garre, M., , Aly, S., , Ambrosone, Z., , Ameli, A., , Andre, F., , Androutsou, M., , Anguita, E., et al.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - (2024), pp. 1-20. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13137-2]

Astronomy potential of km3net/arca

M. ; Mastroianni;
2024

Abstract

The KM3 NeT/ARCA neutrino detector is currently under construction at 3500 m depth offshore Capo Passero, Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea. The main science objectives are the detection of high-energy cosmic neutrinos and the discovery of their sources. Simulations were conducted for the full KM3NeT/ARCA detector, instrumenting a volume of 1 km, to estimate the sensitivity and discovery potential to point-like neutrino sources. This paper covers the reconstruction of track- and shower-like signatures, as well as the criteria employed for neutrino event selection. With an angular resolution below 0.1 for tracks and under 2 for showers, the sensitivity to point-like neutrino sources surpasses existing observed limits across the entire sky.
2024
neutrino; km3net; multi-messenger
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Astronomy potential of km3net/arca / Null, ., Aiello, N., , Albert, S., , Alshamsi, A., , Alves Garre, M., , Aly, S., , Ambrosone, Z., , Ameli, A., , Andre, F., , Androutsou, M., , Anguita, E., et al.. - In: EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6052. - (2024), pp. 1-20. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13137-2]
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