Analysis

Fig. 7 analysis chain

Data Samples

• Overview
• ARA02 Configuration
• ARA03 Configuration

1st Data Cleaning

• Overview
• DAQ index cut
• First minute cut
• DDA voltage cut
• High software rate cut
• Short run cut
• Known bad runs / unix time cut
• CW GPS cut
• Pedestal cut
• Livetime
• Pedestal production
• L1 cut (potential cut)
  • Low RF rate cut
  • L1 rate
  • Attempt to isolating stabilization period
  • Simple approach for the L1 cut
  • L1 cut results in event rate
  • L1 cut results in Cmax and Mmax

2nd Data Cleaning

• Overview
• Implement of voltage calibration
• Dead bit issue
• Duplicated ADC issue
• CW Filter / ratio cut
  • Testbed method
  • Phase variance method
  • Geometric filter
• Band-pass filter
• Spark event

Simulation

• Simulation
  • Detector modeling
  • Signal / Noise generation
  • Effective Area Check

3rd Data Cleaning

• Overview
• Calpulser cut
  • A2 Calpulser
  • A3 Calpulser
• Surface cut
  • AraCorrelator Surface cut
  • AraVertex Surface cut

Event Selection Method

• Interferometry
  • Detail Equations
  • Calpulser example
• Template Analysis
  • Template Parameter
  • Detail Equations
  • Event-wise Matched Filter
  • Simulation example

Signal / Background Seperation

• Preparation
• Results of all 3 data cleanings in 2 parameter space
• Diagonal Cut in 2 parameter space
• Goodness of fit
• Background Estimation
• Upper Limit
• Results of signal / background cut in 2 parameter space
• Passed simulation event
  • Sanity check of AraCorrelator and AraVertex
• Summary of backgound estimation and signal efficiency
  • A2
  • A3

Effective Area / Signal Efficiency / Sensitivity

• Effective Area
• A2 Signal Efficiency in Energy
• A3 Signal Efficiency in Energy
• A2 Signal Efficiency in SNR
• A3 Signal Efficiency in SNR
• A2 Signal Efficiency in Radius
• A3 Signal Efficiency in Radius
• Event rate
• Sensitivity

SPICE implementation

• Reco of spice data
• Passed simulated event
• Summary of backgound estimation and S/B cut
• A2 Effective area and Signal efficiency
• A3 Effective area and Signal efficiency
• Event rate
• Sensitivity

Post Unblinding Plan

• Systematic Uncertainty
• Publication