Graduate Program Events |
Events on Thursday, April 30th, 2026
- Preliminary Exam
- Measurement of the Neutrino Flux from the Milky Way using the IceCube Multi-Flavor Astrophysical Neutrino Sample
- Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Place: 5280 CH
- Speaker: Matthias Thiesmeyer, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Abstract: The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has provided new insights into the high-energy universe, unveiling neutrinos from the galactic plane to extragalactic supermassive black holes. In this talk, we present a 12.3-year, full-sky, all-flavor dataset, the IceCube Multi-Flavor Astrophysics Neutrino sample (ICEMAN). ICEMAN is the combination of three largely independent neutrino samples of different event morphologies. It builds upon the previous work of the DNN-based cascade sample, Enhanced Starting Track Event Selection, and the Northern Track sample. Recent improvements in ice modeling and detector calibration are also incorporated into the cascade simulation and reconstruction. This dataset was used in an unbinned maximum likelihood to carry out a template-based measurement of the diffuse galactic neutrino flux across four distinct model hypotheses. Preliminary measurement results will be presented, addressing the different model assumptions. Furthermore, prospects of a follow-up analysis targeting the galactic center using enhancements in background simulation will be discussed.
- Host: Lu Lu