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: September 7, 2019



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 2)



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 GolemFit and nuSQuiDS contributions  
 
 
 
0.05
 
0.05
    2.6.2 Ice Properties Ice model uncertainty estimation using multisim MC method    
 
 
 
0.10
0.10
    2.1.4 Education & Outreach UTA astroparticle physics summer school for high school students
0.05
 
 
 
 
 
0.05
  Ben Jones Total  
0.05
     
0.05
0.10
0.20
GR Grant Parker 2.5.2 Simulation Software Development, testing and maintenance of GolemFit code        
0.1
 
0.05
    2.6.2 Ice Properties Negative modes in SnowStorm systematics framework          0.25
0.25
0.50
Grant Parker total         0.35
0.25
0.6
  Benjamin Smithers 2.5.2 Simulation Software SnowSuite systematics framework for IceCube analyses, including implementation in official production         0.5    
    2.6.2 Ice Properties SnowStorm extension to systematics including hole ice, anisotropy, etc.         0.25
0.25
 
  Benjamin Smithers Total          
0.75
0.25
1.00
UTA Total
  		 
0.05
     
1.15
0.6
1.8
 



Faculty:

Ben Jones. Group leader.  



Scientists and Post Docs:

None



Grad Students:

Grant Parker (works on BSM oscillations and ice uncertainties); Ben Smithers (works on tool development for astro nu global fit)

 


Description of planned analysis:

UTA is contributing the systematic uncertainty framework to underly future IceCube analyses, with a short-term target of the global astrophysical fits coordinated by the diffuse group. We also work on non-standard oscillation phenomena within the oscillations group, including the searches for sterile neutrinos, non-standard interactions, and decoherence.

 


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. The first version of this method has been demonstrated with the MEOWS sterile neutrino analysis, and a more comprehensive version is being developed for full-collaboration rollout.

 

 


Computing Resources

UTA has assisted IceCube with use of the Titan supercomputer and supported use of PanDA distributed computnig software

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