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. Non signing Scientists
    6. Diploma/Master Students
    7. Computing Resources (not updated since 2018)

Last updated: September 20, 2018


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 8 15)


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 2.1.4 Education & Outreach AIS3
0.2
         
0.20
                     
  WIEBUSCH, CHRISTOPHER Total  
0.20
         
0.20
PD AUFFENBERG, JAN 2.1.1. Administration IceAct coordination
0.3
         
0.30
    2.1.2 Engineering & R&D support IceAct Hardware R&D
0.5
         
0.50
    2.2.6 Surface Detectors IceAct/Skycam Datataking Maintenance  
0.10
       
0.10
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach Netzwerk Teilchenwelt
0.1
         
0.10
  AUFFENBERG, JAN Total
0.90
0.10
       
1.0
GR HAACK, CHRISTIAN 2.5.3. Reconstruction Lollipop Fit        
0.20
 
0.20
    2.5.2. Simulation Software Monopole Noise Simulation Tool        
0.05
 
0.05
    2.6.1. Detector Calibration Detector Geometry Calibration          
0.05
0.05
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Moon Sample Processing      
0.05
   
0.05
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Diffuse sample production      
0.05
   
0.05
  REIMAN, RENE 2.3.4. Distributed Computing Resources Grid Operations Team    
0.20
     
0.20
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Moon Sample Processing      
0.10
   
0.10
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Moon Filter Verification      
0.10
   
0.10
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Diffuse-sample for PS analyses      
0.10
   
0.10
  RONGEN, MARTIN 2.6.2 Ice Properties Hole Ice & bulk ice calibration          
0.40
0.40
    2.6.1. Detector Calibration DOM Calibration/SPE Templates          
0.10
0.10
    2.6.1. Detector Calibration Geometry Calibration          
0.10
0.10
  SCHUMACHER, LISA 2.5.4 Science Support tools Skylab maintenance        
0.20
 
0.20
    2.4.1. Offline Data Production HE muondata for IC/Auger/TA coinc. analyses      
0.10
   
0.10
  SCHAUFEL, MERLIN 2.1.2 Engineering & R&D support IceAct Hardware R&D
0.40
         
0.40
    2.5.2 Simulation Software IceAct/IceCube/IceTop MonteCarlo        
0.10
 
0.10
    2.6.1 Detector Calibraton IceTop & IceCube Calibration with IceAct          
0.10
0.10
    2.2.6 Surface detectors IceAct Monitoring  
0.20
       
0.20
  STETTNER, JöRAN 2.5.4 Science Support tools NNMFIT tool for diffuse profile likelihood fits        
0.20
 
0.20
    2.4.3 Public data products Millipede scans for HE muondata for IC/Auger/TA coinc. analyses      
0.10
   
0.10
    2.4.2 Simulation Production Simulation production for consistent MC spanning IC-79-IC-86-5 (relevant after pass 2 is completed)      
0.10
   
0.10
    2.4.1. Offline Data Production Diffuse sample production      
0.10
   
0.10
    2.3.4. Distributed Computing Resources OSG Site RWTH    
0.10
     
0.10
    2.5.4 Science Support tools Diffuse Model Repository        
0.05
 
0.05
  Erik Ganster 2.6.1 Detector Calibraton IceTop & IceCube Calibration with IceAct          
0.20
0.2
    2.5.4 Science Support tools NNMFIT tool for diffuse profile likelihood fits        
0.05
 
0.05
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach AIS3
0.05
         
0.05
  Lasse Halve 2.2.4. Detector Monitoring Detector monitoring shifts contact from Aachen
0.05
         
0.05
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach AIS3
0.1
         
0.10
  GR Detector Monitoring Detector monitoring shifts  
0.12
       
0.12
  GR Total     
0.60
0.32
0.30
0.80
0.85
0.95
3.82
   RWTH Total:    
1.70
0.42
0.30
0.80
0.85
0.95
5.02
 

 

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS L3
Tasks
WBS 1.1
WBS 1.2
WBS 1.3
WBS 1.4
WBS 1.5
WBS 1.6
Grand Total
       
Project Office
Gen2 enhanced hot water drill
DeepIce Sensor Modules Comms Power Timing (CPT)
Charcterization and Calibration
M&O data Systems Integration
 
KE WIEBUSCH, CHRISTOPHER 2.1.1. Administration Acoustic devices coordination
0.10
         
0.10
    2.1.1. Administration mDOM PMT testing coordination
0.10
         
0.10
  WIEBUSCH, CHRISTOPHER Total  
0.20
         
0.20
PD                    
               
GR Halve, Lasse 1.3.1. mDOM PMT aceptance tests(mDOM)    
0.4
     
0.4
    1.5.1.Module Calibation dEgg/mDOM Calibrations        
0.1
 
0.1
  Zierke, Simon 1.3.1. mDOM Acoustic receivers    
0.2
     
0.2
  RONGEN, MARTIN 1.3.1. mDOM PMT aceptance tests(mDOM)    
0.1
     
0.1
    1.3.1. mDOM Acoustic receivers    
0.1
     
0.1
    1.5.2.Calibration Ice/Light Sources etc TBD        
0.2
 
0.2
  Heinen, Dirk 1.3.1. mDOM Acoustic receivers    
0.1
     
0.1
  WEINSTOCK, LARS 1.3.5 Special devices Acoustic Pingers    
0.1
     
0.1
  GR Total         
1.00
 
0.30
 
1.30
   RWTH Total:    
0.20
 
1.00
 
0.30
 
1.50
 

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 STUERWALD Timo 2.2.3 Online Filter SLOP Filter verification  
0.05
       
0.05
  JONSKE, Frederik 2.6.1. Detector Calibration Detector Geometry Calibration          
0.1
0.1
  Böttcher, Jakob 2.5.2. Simulation Software Monopole Noise Simulation Tool        
0.3
 
0.3
  Philippen, Saskia 2.4.1 Offline Data Production Moon Sample Processing      
0.1
   
0.1
    2.4.1 Offline Data Production Moon Filter Verification      
0.1
   
0.1
    2.6.1. Detector calibration Verification of detector pointing with Moon shadow          
0.1
0.1
    2.5.3. Reconstruction Benchmarking and Optimization of track reconstruction with Moon shadow        
0.1
 
0.1
  Zöcklein, Marit 2.4.1. Offline Data Production AIRS Data processing for atmospheric temperature data      
0.1
   
0.1
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach AIS3
0.1
         
0.1
  BUSCHER, Johannes 2.1.2 Engineering & R&D support IceAct Cone Testing Setup
0.1
         
0.1
Master Students Total   
0.20
0.05
 
0.30
0.40
0.20
1.15
 

Labor Cat.
Names
WBS L3
Tasks
WBS 1.1
WBS 1.2
WBS 1.3
WBS 1.4
WBS 1.5
WBS 1.6
Grand Total
       
Project Office
Gen2 enhanced hot water drill
DeepIce Sensor Modules
Comms Power Timing (CPT)
Charcterization and Calibration
M&O data Systems Integration
 
Master  
Shefali 		1.3.5 Special devices Acoustic Pingers    
0.5
     
0.5
  JOPPE Robert 1.3.1. mDOM PMT aceptance tests(mDOM)    
0.5
     
0.5
  KELLERMANN, Moritz 1.3.1. mDOM Acoustic receivers    
0.5
     
0.5
Master Students Total       
1.5
     
1.50
 

Faculty:

Christopher Wiebusch


Scientists and Post Docs:

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


Ph.D. Students:

Rene Reimann Thesis topic : Cosmic neutrino sources

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

Lasse Halve   mDOM (PMTs) & Nu nubar flux measurement

Erik Ganster   Diffuse Analysis (tbd) & IceAct-7 Analysis

 


Non signing Scientists

  Dirk Heinen     Acoustic Calibration System
   Simon Zierke     Acoustic Calibration System

  Lars Weinstock   Acoustic Calibration System

 

 



Diploma/Master Students

 

Marit Zöcklein     IceAct Simulation of Xmax measurement

Moritz Kellermann   Acoustic receivers

Shefali       Acoustic Pingers

Jakob Böttcher     Magnetic monopoles

Timo Stürwald     Magnetic Monopoles

Philipp Muth     CR Neutrino Correlation

Frederik Jonske     Geometry Calibration

Johannes Buscher   Light Cones for IceAct

Pratush Malik     Neutrino – Source Correlation

Marit Zöcklein     Seasonal Variations atm. Nu

Patrick Heix     Seasonal Variations Atm. Nu

Saskia Philippen     Moon Shadow

Robert Joppe     PMT Setup

Maurice Günder     IceAct Camera

Roxanne Turcotte   Acoustic receivers

 

 

 



Computing Resources (not updated since 2018)
 

2017
2018
  CPU Cores GPU Cards CPU Cores GPU Cards
Pledged resources in the IceCube common cluster ~27700 (shared resources) 58 (shared resources) ~27700 (shared resources) 44 (shared resources)  

GPU Cards: NEC GPS 12G4Rg-1, 2 x Tesla P100, CPU E5-2650v4 @ 2.2 GHz
GPU Cards: NEC HPC1812RG-7, 1 x Tesla P100 , CPU E7-8860v4 @ 2.2 GHz
GPU Cards: Bullx R425-E2, 2 x NVIDIA Quadro 6000, CPU: X5650 @ 2.67 GHz

CPU Cores: X5675 @ 3.0GHz and X7550 @ 2.0GHz and E5-2650v4 @ 2.2 GHz

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