The NuPyProp module of NuSpaceSim: neutrino and tau propagation in the Earth

ORAL

Abstract

NuSpaceSim is designed to simulate optical and radio signals of upward-going extensive air showers caused by neutrino interactions inside the Earth. NuPyProp, a simple-to-use python-based simulation package, generates look-up tables for nuSpaceSim and can be used as a stand-alone program. It simulates and models UHE neutrino interactions and charged lepton energy loss inside the Earth to provide exit probabilities and energy distributions for tau-leptons from tau neutinos and muons from muon neutrinos. Several neutrino cross-section models and charged lepton photonuclear energy loss models are provided, along with a template for custom inputs. Results from nuPyProp are compared with other tau neutrino and tau propagation codes, including from NuTauSim and NuPropEarth.

*This work is supported by NASA grants 80NSSC19K0626 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 80NSSC19K0460 at the Colorado School of Mines, 80NSSC19K0484 at the University of Iowa, and 80NSSC19K0485 at the University of Utah, 80NSSC18K0464 at Lehman College, and under proposal 17-APRA17-0066 at NASA/GSFC and JPL.

Presenters

  • Hallsie H Reno

    • University of Iowa

Authors

  • Hallsie H Reno

    • University of Iowa