1. IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
  1. University of Texas at Arlington
    1. Ben Jones
    2. Scope of Work
    3. Faculty:
    4. Scientists and Post Docs:
    5. Grad Students:
    6. Description of planned analysis:
    7. Description of planned service work:
    8. Computing Resources

Last updated: Apr 30, 2017



IceCube Institutional Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
 

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University of Texas at Arlington



Ben Jones
Ph.D Scientists (Faculty Scientist/Post Doc Grads): 1 (1 0 1)



Scope of Work

 

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS Level 3
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 Ben Jones 2.5.2 Simulation Software Sterilizer high dimensional fit code for high energy oscillation analyses  
 
 
 
0.20 
 
0.20
    2.6.2 Ice Properties Ice model uncertainty estimation using multisim MC method    
 
 
 
0.20
0.20
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach UTA astroparticle physics summer school for high school students
0.05
 
 
 
 
 
0.05
  Ben Jones Total  
0.05
     
0.20
0.20
0.45
GR Timothy Blake Watson 2.5.2 Simulation Software Extension of fit codes to new parameter spaces and systematics        
0.05
 
0.05
    2.6.2 Ice Properties Ice model work with undergradutes          
0.50
0.50
  Timothy Blake Watson Total          
0.05
0.50
0.55
UTA Total
  		 
0.05
     
0.25
0.70
1.00
 



Faculty:

Ben Jones. Works on sterile neutrino analysis, and oversees and contributes to undergraduate effort on ice model / calibration work.  



Scientists and Post Docs:

None, but one postdoc to be hired, with 50% effort on IceCube, in 2017



Grad Students:

Blake Watson, Works on sterile neutrino analysis, in particular extension to 1+3 and development of fit codes; Contributes to and guides undergraduate efforts on ice model / calibration work.

 


Description of planned analysis:

UTA intends to pursue BSM oscillation physics using the high energy oscillations sample as previously used by the 1 year sterile neutrino analysis. Extension of this analysis to 5 years of data and larger parameter spaces (CP-violating and opposite mass ordering), as well as extension into other physics topics in this energy range (NSI, trident production, etc).

 


Description of planned service work:

As coordinated with Paolo Desiati, UTA will contribute to the problem of ascribing an uncertainty to the ice model using the multi-sim approach applied to flasher data,

 

 


Computing Resources

2016
2017
  CPU Cores GPU Cards CPU Cores GPU Cards
IceCube     50 (appearing soon)  
PINGU        
Gen2        

 

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