https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01504-3
Review
Radio-frequency ice permittivity and the impact on neutrino detection experiments
Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, 66045, Lawrence, KS, USA
Received:
10
September
2024
Accepted:
29
January
2025
Published online:
18
February
2025
Current radio-frequency (RF) neutrino detectors primarily use cold polar ice as the neutrino target, taking advantage of the long measured (both in situ as well as in-laboratory) RF attenuation length. In addition to the absorptive portion of permittivity, the real and tensorial components also need to be quantified before neutrino detection rates can be confidently predicted, requiring extensive ice calibration campaigns at any putative neutrino detector site. Herein, we discuss several aspects of ice dielectric measurements with a focus on our gaps in understanding of radio-frequency ice response. Current evidence indicates that shallower antennas require more calibration.
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