NICHOL2	Neutrino Fishing in Antarctica
Type	Programming/Simulation
#students	1 or 2
Orientation	Why is the scientific problem of interest at all? Ultra-high energy neutrinos could provide a new window on the Universe. They may provide the only definitive way to determine the origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and solve a 50-year old mystery.
How	How is the research going to shed light on the given problem?. There are several current and currently proposed experiments to utilise the Antarctic ice as a target medium for a gigantic ultra-high energy neutrino telescope.
What	What is the specific thing that the student will do, and how does it fit inside the overall project? This project will use data from the stations to calibrate the geometry and timing delays of the detectors in Antarctica. Simulation studies will assess the sensitivity of the ARA experiment, in particular to the different neutrino flavours.
Special Knowlegde	C++
Supervisor	Dr Ryan Nichol r.nichol@ucl.ac.uk