Calculation of higher-order corrections to muon energy loss cross sections

• Applicant: Dr. Alexander Sandrock
• Subject Area: Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, Fields ; Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: from 2019 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 426052557

The aim of the proposal is the more exact calculation of the energy loss processes of high-energy muons. The energy loss processes are the foundation of energy reconstruction for high-energy muons in neutrino telescopes such as IceCube, ANTARES or KM3NeT. In particular the calculation of diffractive and radiative corrections to the dominant process, the electron-positron pair production by high-energy muons, is a central aim of this proposal. This is intended to decrease the systematic uncertainties on the energy reconstruction.

• DFG Programme: Research Fellowships
• International Connection: Russia
• Host: Professor Dr. Anatoly Afanasyevich Petrukhin