Use of event-level neutrino telescope data in global fits for theories of new physics

P. Scott; C. Savage; J. Edsjö; R. Abbasi; Y. Abdou; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J.A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; D. Altmann; K. Andeen; J. Auffenberg; X. Bai; M. Baker; S.W. Barwick; V. Baum; R. Bay; K. Beattie; J.J. Beatty; S. Bechet; J. Becker Tjus; K.-H. Becker; M. Bell; M.L. Benabderrahmane; S. BenZvi; J. Berdermann; P. Berghaus; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D.Z. Besson; D. Bindig; M. Bissok; E. Blaufuss; J. Blumenthal; D.J. Boersma; C. Bohm; D. Bose; S. Böser; O. Botner; L. Brayeur; A.M. Brown; R. Bruijn; J. Brunner; S. Buitink; K.S. Caballero-Mora; M. Carson; J. Casey; M. Casier; D. Chirkin; B. Christy; F. Clevermann; S. Cohen; D.F. Cowen; A.H. Cruz Silva; M. Danninger; J. Daughhetee; J.C. Davis; C. De Clercq; F. Descamps; P. Desiati; G. de Vries-Uiterweerd; T. DeYoung; J.C. Díaz-Vélez; J. Dreyer; J.P. Dumm; M. Dunkman; R. Eagan; J. Eisch; R.W. Ellsworth; O. Engdegård; S. Euler; P.A. Evenson; O. Fadiran; A.R. Fazely; A. Fedynitch; J. Feintzeig; T. Feusels; K. Filimonov; C. Finley; T. Fischer-Wasels; S. Flis; A. Franckowiak; R. Franke; K. Frantzen; T. Fuchs; T.K. Gaisser; J. Gallagher; L. Gerhardt; L. Gladstone; T. Glüsenkamp; A. Goldschmidt; J.A. Goodman; D. Góra; D. Grant; A. Groß; S. Grullon; M. Gurtner; C. Ha; A. Haj Ismail; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Heereman; P. Heimann; D. Heinen; K. Helbing; R. Hellauer; S. Hickford; G.C. Hill; K.D. Hoffman; R. Hoffmann; A. Homeier; K. Hoshina; W. Huelsnitz; P.O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hussain; A. Ishihara; E. Jacobi; J. Jacobsen; G.S. Japaridze; O. Jlelati; H. Johansson; A. Kappes; T. Karg; A. Karle; J. Kiryluk; F. Kislat; J. Kläs; S.R. Klein; J.-H. Köhne; G. Kohnen; H. Kolanoski; L. Köpke; C. Kopper; S. Kopper; D.J. Koskinen; M. Kowalski; M. Krasberg; G. Kroll; J. Kunnen; N. Kurahashi; T. Kuwabara; M. Labare; K. Laihem; H. Landsman; M.J. Larson; R. Lauer; M. Lesiak-Bzdak; J. Lünemann; J. Madsen; R. Maruyama; K. Mase; H.S. Matis; F. McNally; K. Meagher; M. Merck; P. Mészáros; T. Meures; S. Miarecki; E. Middell; N. Milke; J. Miller; L. Mohrmann; T. Montaruli; R. Morse; S.M. Movit; R. Nahnhauer; U. Naumann; S.C. Nowicki; D.R. Nygren; A. Obertacke; S. Odrowski; A. Olivas; M. Olivo; A. O'Murchadha; S. Panknin; L. Paul; J.A. Pepper; C. Pérez de los Heros; D. Pieloth; N. Pirk; J. Posselt; P.B. Price; G.T. Przybylski; L. Rädel; K. Rawlins; P. Redl; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; M. Richman; B. Riedel; J.P. Rodrigues; F. Rothmaier; C. Rott; T. Ruhe; D. Rutledge; B. Ruzybayev; D. Ryckbosch; S.M. Saba; T. Salameh; H.-G. Sander; M. Santander; S. Sarkar; K. Schatto; M. Scheel; F. Scheriau; T. Schmidt; M. Schmitz; S. Schoenen; S. Schöneberg; L. Schönherr; A. Schönwald; A. Schukraft; L. Schulte; O. Schulz; D. Seckel; S.H. Seo; Y. Sestayo; S. Seunarine; M.W. E. Smith; M. Soiron; D. Soldin; G.M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; A. Stasik; T. Stezelberger; R.G. Stokstad; A. Stößl; E.A. Strahler; R. Ström; G.W. Sullivan; H. Taavola; I. Taboada; A. Tamburro; S. Ter-Antonyan; S. Tilav; P.A. Toale; S. Toscano; M. Usner; N. van Eijndhoven; D. van der Drift; A. Van Overloop; J. van Santen; M. Vehring; M. Voge; C. Walck; T. Waldenmaier; M. Wallraff; M. Walter; R. Wasserman; Ch. Weaver; C. Wendt; S. Westerhoff; N. Whitehorn; K. Wiebe; C.H. Wiebusch; D.R. Williams; H. Wissing; M. Wolf; T.R. Wood; K. Woschnagg; C. Xu; D.L. Xu; X.W. Xu; J.P. Yanez; G. Yodh; S. Yoshida; P. Zarzhitsky; J. Ziemann; A. Zilles; M. Zoll

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2012/11/057

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Use of event-level neutrino telescope data in global fits for theories of new physics

P. Scott¹, C. Savage², J. Edsjö², R. Abbasi³, Y. Abdou⁴, M. Ackermann⁵, J. Adams⁶, J.A. Aguilar⁷, M. Ahlers³, D. Altmann⁸, K. Andeen³, J. Auffenberg³, X. Bai^9,10, M. Baker³, S.W. Barwick¹¹, V. Baum¹², R. Bay¹³, K. Beattie¹⁴, J.J. Beatty^15,16, S. Bechet¹⁷, J. Becker Tjus¹⁸, K.-H. Becker¹⁹, M. Bell²⁰, M.L. Benabderrahmane⁵, S. BenZvi³, J. Berdermann⁵, P. Berghaus⁵, D. Berley²¹, E. Bernardini⁵, D. Bertrand¹⁷, D.Z. Besson²², D. Bindig¹⁹, M. Bissok²³, E. Blaufuss²¹, J. Blumenthal²³, D.J. Boersma²³, C. Bohm², D. Bose²⁴, S. Böser²⁵, O. Botner²⁶, L. Brayeur²⁴, A.M. Brown⁶, R. Bruijn²⁷, J. Brunner⁵, S. Buitink²⁴, K.S. Caballero-Mora²⁰, M. Carson⁴, J. Casey²⁸, M. Casier²⁴, D. Chirkin³, B. Christy²¹, F. Clevermann²⁹, S. Cohen²⁷, D.F. Cowen^20,30, A.H. Cruz Silva⁵, M. Danninger², J. Daughhetee²⁸, J.C. Davis¹⁵, C. De Clercq²⁴, F. Descamps³, P. Desiati³, G. de Vries-Uiterweerd⁴, T. DeYoung²⁰, J.C. Díaz-Vélez³, J. Dreyer¹⁸, J.P. Dumm³, M. Dunkman²⁰, R. Eagan²⁰, J. Eisch³, R.W. Ellsworth²¹, O. Engdegård²⁶, S. Euler²³, P.A. Evenson⁹, O. Fadiran³, A.R. Fazely³¹, A. Fedynitch¹⁸, J. Feintzeig³, T. Feusels⁴, K. Filimonov¹³, C. Finley², T. Fischer-Wasels¹⁹, S. Flis², A. Franckowiak²⁵, R. Franke⁵, K. Frantzen²⁹, T. Fuchs²⁹, T.K. Gaisser⁹, J. Gallagher³², L. Gerhardt^13,14, L. Gladstone³, T. Glüsenkamp⁵, A. Goldschmidt¹⁴, J.A. Goodman²¹, D. Góra⁵, D. Grant³³, A. Groß³⁴, S. Grullon³, M. Gurtner¹⁹, C. Ha^13,14, A. Haj Ismail⁴, A. Hallgren²⁶, F. Halzen³, K. Hanson¹⁷, D. Heereman¹⁷, P. Heimann²³, D. Heinen²³, K. Helbing¹⁹, R. Hellauer²¹, S. Hickford⁶, G.C. Hill³⁵, K.D. Hoffman²¹, R. Hoffmann¹⁹, A. Homeier²⁵, K. Hoshina³, W. Huelsnitz^21,36, P.O. Hulth², K. Hultqvist², S. Hussain⁹, A. Ishihara³⁷, E. Jacobi⁵, J. Jacobsen³, G.S. Japaridze³⁸, O. Jlelati⁴, H. Johansson², A. Kappes⁸, T. Karg⁵, A. Karle³, J. Kiryluk³⁹, F. Kislat⁵, J. Kläs¹⁹, S.R. Klein^13,14, J.-H. Köhne²⁹, G. Kohnen⁴⁰, H. Kolanoski⁸, L. Köpke¹², C. Kopper³, S. Kopper¹⁹, D.J. Koskinen²⁰, M. Kowalski²⁵, M. Krasberg³, G. Kroll¹², J. Kunnen²⁴, N. Kurahashi³, T. Kuwabara⁹, M. Labare²⁴, K. Laihem²³, H. Landsman³, M.J. Larson⁴¹, R. Lauer⁵, M. Lesiak-Bzdak³⁹, J. Lünemann¹², J. Madsen⁴², R. Maruyama³, K. Mase³⁷, H.S. Matis¹⁴, F. McNally³, K. Meagher²¹, M. Merck³, P. Mészáros^20,30, T. Meures¹⁷, S. Miarecki^13,14, E. Middell⁵, N. Milke²⁹, J. Miller²⁴, L. Mohrmann⁵, T. Montaruli^7,43, R. Morse³, S.M. Movit³⁰, R. Nahnhauer⁵, U. Naumann¹⁹, S.C. Nowicki³³, D.R. Nygren¹⁴, A. Obertacke¹⁹, S. Odrowski³⁴, A. Olivas²¹, M. Olivo¹⁸, A. O'Murchadha¹⁷, S. Panknin²⁵, L. Paul²³, J.A. Pepper⁴¹, C. Pérez de los Heros²⁶, D. Pieloth²⁹, N. Pirk⁵, J. Posselt¹⁹, P.B. Price¹³, G.T. Przybylski¹⁴, L. Rädel²³, K. Rawlins⁴⁴, P. Redl²¹, E. Resconi³⁴, W. Rhode²⁹, M. Ribordy²⁷, M. Richman²¹, B. Riedel³, J.P. Rodrigues³, F. Rothmaier¹², C. Rott¹⁵, T. Ruhe²⁹, D. Rutledge²⁰, B. Ruzybayev⁹, D. Ryckbosch⁴, S.M. Saba¹⁸, T. Salameh²⁰, H.-G. Sander¹², M. Santander³, S. Sarkar⁴⁵, K. Schatto¹², M. Scheel²³, F. Scheriau²⁹, T. Schmidt²¹, M. Schmitz²⁹, S. Schoenen²³, S. Schöneberg¹⁸, L. Schönherr²³, A. Schönwald⁵, A. Schukraft²³, L. Schulte²⁵, O. Schulz³⁴, D. Seckel⁹, S.H. Seo², Y. Sestayo³⁴, S. Seunarine⁴⁶, M.W. E. Smith²⁰, M. Soiron²³, D. Soldin¹⁹, G.M. Spiczak⁴², C. Spiering⁵, M. Stamatikos^15,47, T. Stanev⁹, A. Stasik²⁵, T. Stezelberger¹⁴, R.G. Stokstad¹⁴, A. Stößl⁵, E.A. Strahler²⁴, R. Ström²⁶, G.W. Sullivan²¹, H. Taavola²⁶, I. Taboada²⁸, A. Tamburro⁹, S. Ter-Antonyan³¹, S. Tilav⁹, P.A. Toale⁴¹, S. Toscano³, M. Usner²⁵, N. van Eijndhoven²⁴, D. van der Drift^13,14, A. Van Overloop⁴, J. van Santen³, M. Vehring²³, M. Voge²⁵, C. Walck², T. Waldenmaier⁸, M. Wallraff²³, M. Walter⁵, R. Wasserman²⁰, Ch. Weaver³, C. Wendt³, S. Westerhoff³, N. Whitehorn³, K. Wiebe¹², C.H. Wiebusch²³, D.R. Williams⁴¹, H. Wissing²¹, M. Wolf², T.R. Wood³³, K. Woschnagg¹³, C. Xu⁹, D.L. Xu⁴¹, X.W. Xu³¹, J.P. Yanez⁵, G. Yodh¹¹, S. Yoshida³⁷, P. Zarzhitsky⁴¹, J. Ziemann²⁹, A. Zilles²³ and M. Zoll²

Published 28 November 2012 • Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Volume 2012, November 2012 Citation P. Scott et al JCAP11(2012)057 DOI 10.1088/1475-7516/2012/11/057

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² Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics and Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden

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Received 5 July 2012
Accepted 1 October 2012
Published 28 November 2012

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We present a fast likelihood method for including event-level neutrino telescope data in parameter explorations of theories for new physics, and announce its public release as part of DarkSUSY 5.0.6. Our construction includes both angular and spectral information about neutrino events, as well as their total number. We also present a corresponding measure for simple model exclusion, which can be used for single models without reference to the rest of a parameter space. We perform a number of supersymmetric parameter scans with IceCube data to illustrate the utility of the method: example global fits and a signal recovery in the constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model (CMSSM), and a model exclusion exercise in a 7-parameter phenomenological version of the MSSM. The final IceCube detector configuration will probe almost the entire focus-point region of the CMSSM, as well as a number of MSSM-7 models that will not otherwise be accessible to e.g. direct detection. Our method accurately recovers the mock signal, and provides tight constraints on model parameters and derived quantities. We show that the inclusion of spectral information significantly improves the accuracy of the recovery, providing motivation for its use in future IceCube analyses.

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