Volume 444 - 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2023) - Neutrino Astronomy & Physics (NU)
Neutrino propagation through Earth: modeling uncertainties using nuPyProp
D. Garg*, M.H. Reno, N. Collaboration  on behalf of the νSpaceSim collaboration
*: corresponding author
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Pre-published on: August 10, 2023
Published on: September 27, 2024
Abstract
Using the Earth as a neutrino converter, tau neutrino fluxes from astrophysical point sources can be detected by tau-lepton-induced extensive air showers (EASs).
Both muon neutrino and tau neutrino induced upward-going EAS signals can be detected by terrestrial, sub-orbital and satellite-based instruments.
The sensitivity of these neutrino telescopes can be evaluated with the nuSpaceSim package, which includes the nuPyProp simulation package.
The nuPyProp package propagates neutrinos (νμ, ντ) through the Earth to produce the corresponding charged leptons (muons and tau-leptons).
We use nuPyProp to quantify the uncertainties from Earth density models, tau depolarization effects and photo-nuclear electromagnetic energy loss models in the charged lepton exit probabilities and their spectra.
The largest uncertainties come from electromagnetic energy loss modeling, with as much as a 20-50% difference between the models.
We compare nuPyProp results with other simulation package results.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.444.1115
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