LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter: A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories

R. Abbasi; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. A. Aguilar; M. Ahlers; M. Ahrens; C. Alispach; A. A. Alves; N. M. Amin; R. An; K. Andeen; T. Anderson; I Ansseau; G. Anton; C. Arguelles; S. Axani; X. Bai; A. Balagopal; A. Barbano; S. W. Barwick; B. Bastian; Alakananda Basu; Oliver Baum; S. Baur; R. Bay; J. J. Beatty; K-H Becker; J. Becker Tjus; C. Bellenghi; S. BenZvi; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Z. Besson; G. Binder; D. Bindig; E. Blaufuss; S. Blot; S. Boeser; O. Botner; J. Boettcher; E. Bourbeau; J. Bourbeau; F. Bradascio; J. Braun; S. Bron; J. Brostean-Kaiser; A. Burgman; D. J. Koskinen; M. Rameez; T. Stuttard; Icecube Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108018

LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter: A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories

R. Abbasi^*, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. A. Aguilar, M. Ahlers, M. Ahrens, C. Alispach, A. A. Alves, N. M. Amin, R. An, K. Andeen, T. Anderson, I Ansseau, G. Anton, C. Arguelles, S. Axani, X. Bai, A. Balagopal, A. Barbano, S. W. BarwickB. Bastian, Alakananda Basu, Oliver Baum, S. Baur, R. Bay, J. J. Beatty, K-H Becker, J. Becker Tjus, C. Bellenghi, S. BenZvi, D. Berley, E. Bernardini, D. Z. Besson, G. Binder, D. Bindig, E. Blaufuss, S. Blot, S. Boeser, O. Botner, J. Boettcher, E. Bourbeau, J. Bourbeau, F. Bradascio, J. Braun, S. Bron, J. Brostean-Kaiser, A. Burgman, D. J. Koskinen, M. Rameez, T. Stuttard, Icecube Collaboration

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Abstract

We present a high-energy neutrino event generator, called LeptonInjector, alongside an event weighter, called LeptonWeighter. Both are designed for large-volume Cherenkov neutrino telescopes such as IceCube. The neutrino event generator allows for quick and flexible simulation of neutrino events within and around the detector volume, and implements the leading Standard Model neutrino interaction processes relevant for neutrino observatories: neutrino-nucleon deep-inelastic scattering and neutrino-electron annihilation. In this paper, we discuss the event generation algorithm, the weighting algorithm, and the main functions of the publicly available code, with examples. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Article number	108018
Journal	Computer Physics Communications
Volume	266
Number of pages	15
ISSN	0010-4655
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108018
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2021

Keywords

Neutrino generator
Event generator
Neutrino interaction
Neutrino simulation
Weighting
CHERENKOV LIGHT YIELD
ICE

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Abbasi, R., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Ahrens, M., Alispach, C., Alves, A. A., Amin, N. M., An, R., Andeen, K., Anderson, T., Ansseau, I., Anton, G., Arguelles, C., Axani, S., Bai, X., Balagopal, A., Barbano, A., ... Icecube Collaboration (2021). LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter: A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories. Computer Physics Communications, 266, [108018]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108018

LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter : A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories. / Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Ahrens, M.; Alispach, C.; Alves, A. A.; Amin, N. M.; An, R.; Andeen, K.; Anderson, T.; Ansseau, I; Anton, G.; Arguelles, C.; Axani, S.; Bai, X.; Balagopal, A.; Barbano, A.; Barwick, S. W.; Bastian, B.; Basu, Alakananda; Baum, Oliver; Baur, S.; Bay, R.; Beatty, J. J.; Becker, K-H; Tjus, J. Becker; Bellenghi, C.; BenZvi, S.; Berley, D.; Bernardini, E.; Besson, D. Z.; Binder, G.; Bindig, D.; Blaufuss, E.; Blot, S.; Boeser, S.; Botner, O.; Boettcher, J.; Bourbeau, E.; Bourbeau, J.; Bradascio, F.; Braun, J.; Bron, S.; Brostean-Kaiser, J.; Burgman, A.; Koskinen, D. J.; Rameez, M.; Stuttard, T.; Icecube Collaboration.

In: Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 266, 108018, 01.09.2021.

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Abbasi, R, Ackermann, M, Adams, J, Aguilar, JA, Ahlers, M, Ahrens, M, Alispach, C, Alves, AA, Amin, NM, An, R, Andeen, K, Anderson, T, Ansseau, I, Anton, G, Arguelles, C, Axani, S, Bai, X, Balagopal, A, Barbano, A, Barwick, SW, Bastian, B, Basu, A, Baum, O, Baur, S, Bay, R, Beatty, JJ, Becker, K-H, Tjus, JB, Bellenghi, C, BenZvi, S, Berley, D, Bernardini, E, Besson, DZ, Binder, G, Bindig, D, Blaufuss, E, Blot, S, Boeser, S, Botner, O, Boettcher, J, Bourbeau, E, Bourbeau, J, Bradascio, F, Braun, J, Bron, S, Brostean-Kaiser, J, Burgman, A, Koskinen, DJ, Rameez, M, Stuttard, T & Icecube Collaboration 2021, 'LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter: A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories', Computer Physics Communications, vol. 266, 108018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2021.108018

Abbasi, R. ; Ackermann, M. ; Adams, J. ; Aguilar, J. A. ; Ahlers, M. ; Ahrens, M. ; Alispach, C. ; Alves, A. A. ; Amin, N. M. ; An, R. ; Andeen, K. ; Anderson, T. ; Ansseau, I ; Anton, G. ; Arguelles, C. ; Axani, S. ; Bai, X. ; Balagopal, A. ; Barbano, A. ; Barwick, S. W. ; Bastian, B. ; Basu, Alakananda ; Baum, Oliver ; Baur, S. ; Bay, R. ; Beatty, J. J. ; Becker, K-H ; Tjus, J. Becker ; Bellenghi, C. ; BenZvi, S. ; Berley, D. ; Bernardini, E. ; Besson, D. Z. ; Binder, G. ; Bindig, D. ; Blaufuss, E. ; Blot, S. ; Boeser, S. ; Botner, O. ; Boettcher, J. ; Bourbeau, E. ; Bourbeau, J. ; Bradascio, F. ; Braun, J. ; Bron, S. ; Brostean-Kaiser, J. ; Burgman, A. ; Koskinen, D. J. ; Rameez, M. ; Stuttard, T. ; Icecube Collaboration. / LeptonInjector and LeptonWeighter : A neutrino event generator and weighter for neutrino observatories. In: Computer Physics Communications. 2021 ; Vol. 266.

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