1. IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
  1. RWTH Aachen
    1. Christopher Wiebusch
    2. Scope of Work
    3. Scientists and Post Docs:
    4. Ph.D. Students:
    5. Diploma/Master Students
    6. Computing Resources

Last updated: September 18, 2017


IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)

 

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RWTH Aachen


Christopher Wiebusch

Ph.D Scientists (Faculty Scientist/Post Doc Grads Master): 2 (1 1 9 7)


Scope of Work

 

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS L3
Tasks
WBS 2.1
WBS 2.2
WBS 2.3
WBS 2.4
WBS 2.5
WBS 2.6
Grand Total
       
Program Coordination
Detector Maintenance & Operations
Computing & Data Management
Data Processing & Simulation
Software
Calibration
 
KE WIEBUSCH, CHRISTOPHER Administration PubCom member
0.10
         
0.10
  WIEBUSCH, CHRISTOPHER Total  
0.10
         
0.10
PD AUFFENBERG, JAN Surface Detectors IceAct coordination
0.20
         
0.20
    Surface Detectors IceAct/Skycam Datataking Maintenance  
0.30
       
0.30
  AUFFENBERG, JAN Total
0.20
0.30
       
0.50
GR HAACK, CHRISTIAN Simulation Software Seasonal Weights for NeutrinoFlux module Flux        
0.05
 
0.05
    Reconstruction Energy reco with machine learning.        
0.10
 
0.10
    Reconstruction NuMuFitStandard tool for diffuse profile likelihood fits (currently in S.Schoenen sandbox)        
0.10
 
0.10
    Offline Data Production Pass2 verification Muon L3 and diffuse WG      
0.10
   
0.10
    Offline Data Production Diffuse sample production      
0.05
   
0.05
  REIMAN, RENE Distributed Computing Resources Grid Operations Team    
0.20
     
0.20
    Offline Data Production Comparison&Verification of diffuse and ps samples      
0.10
   
0.10
  RONGEN, MARTIN Ice Properties Hole Ice & bulk ice calibration          
0.30
0.30
    Detector Calibration DOM Calibration and R&D          
0.30
0.30
    Surface Detectors IceAct calibration/maintenance          
0.20
0.20
    Detector Monitoring Detector monitoring shifts contact from Aachen
0.05
         
0.05
  LEUERMANN, MARTIN Reconstruction Development and Maintenance of PegLeg        
0.20
 
0.20
    Reconstruction Co maintenance of OscFit and implementation of extensions (e.g. KDE, systematic fits, baseline correction)        
0.20
 
0.20
    Reconstruction KDE Tools to produce adaptive weighted KDEs, used in OscFit and NuMuFit (currently in Seb Schoenen sandbox)        
0.10
 
0.10
  SCHUMACHER, LISA Offline Data Production Muon Level 3 script maintenance      
0.05
   
0.05
    Offline Data Production Providing HE muondata for the IC/Auger/TA coincident analyses      
0.05
   
0.05
  SCHAUFEL, MERLIN Detector Calibraton IceAct Hardware R&D          
0.10
0.10
  STETTNER, JöRAN Reconstruction NuMuFitStandard tool for diffuse profile likelihood fits (currently in S.Schoenen sandbox)        
0.10
 
0.10
    Reconstruction Energy reco with machine learning.        
0.10
 
0.10
    Simulation Production Simulation production for consistent MC spanning IC-59-IC-86-5 (relevant after pass 2 is completed)      
0.05
   
0.05
    Offline Data Production Diffuse sample production      
0.05
   
0.05
  GR Detector Monitoring Detector monitoring shifts  
0.12
       
0.12
  GR Total     
0.05
0.12
0.20
0.45
0.95
0.90
2.67
   RWTH Total:    
0.35
0.42
0.20
0.45
0.95
0.90
3.27
 

 

Diplom/Master Students M&O Contribution:

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS L3
Tasks
WBS 2.1
WBS 2.2
WBS 2.3
WBS 2.4
WBS 2.5
WBS 2.6
Grand Total
       
Program Coordination
Detector Maintenance & Operations
Computing & Data Management
Data Processing & Simulation
Software
Calibration
 
Master Aatif Waza Surface Detectors IceAct Simulation  
0.05
       
0.05
  Martin Brenzke Reconstruction New energy reco with deep neural network        
0.2
 
0.2
  Jan Paul Koschinski R&D Support IceAct R&D and construction of 61 pixel camera  
0.2
       
0.2
  Erik Ganster Calibration IceAct IceCube coincidences          
0.3
0.3
Diploma/Master Students Total     
0.25
   
0.2
0.3
0.75
 

Faculty:

Christopher Wiebusch


Scientists and Post Docs:

Jan Auffenberg - High energy surface extension, (IceVeto, IceAct).


Ph.D. Students:

Marius Wallraff   Thesis topic: Sterile neutrinos (writing)

Larissa Paul   Thesis topic RASTA (hibernating)

Rene Reimann Thesis topic : Cosmic neutrino sources

Martin Leuermann Thesis topic: Neutrino mass hierarchy analysis with DeepCore

Martin Rongen   IceCube Gen2 R&D, Calibration, Thesis Topic: Calibration

Christian Haack Thesis Topic: Cosmic neutrino sources, Galactic Plane

Lisa Schumacher Auger,TA,IceCube Correlation and angular correlation analysis

Jöran Stettner   Multi year diffuse analysis and dark matter decay

Merlin Schaufel   IceAct

 



Diploma/Master Students

Aatif Waza     IceAct Simulation of Xmax measurement

Martin Brenzke     Energy reco with deep Learning

Jan-Paul Koschinski   IceAct 61 pixel camera

Piotr Kalacinsky     Cross correlation of angular skymap

Lasse Halve     Nu nubar flux

Erik Ganster     IceAct Analysis

Pascal Backes     t.b.d.

 

 



Computing Resources
 

2016
2017
  CPU Cores GPU Cards CPU Cores GPU Cards
IceCube ~27700 (shared resources, guaranteed 0.3% usage) 58 (shared resources, 50% usage) ~27700 (shared resources) 58 (shared resources)
PINGU --- --- --- ---
Gen2 Same as for IceCube Same as for IceCube Same as for IceCube Same as for IceCube  

GPU Cards: Bullx R425-E2, 2 x NVIDIA Quadro 6000, CPU: X5650 @ 2.67 GHz
CPU Cores: X5675 @ 3.0GHz and X7550 @ 2.0GHz
 

New GPU cluster under construction, t.b.d.

 

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