IAESTE Internships

Location

Germany

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

DE-2025-2079-3

Students Requirements

General discipline

Physics and Physical Sciences

Completed Years of Study

3

Fields of Study

Astrophysics
Experimental Physics/Applied Physics

Languages

English Excellent (C1, C2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

Bachelor's degree in physics, enrolment in a Master's programme.

Work Details

Duration

8 - 12 Weeks

Within These Dates

02.05.2025 - 15.08.2025

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

992 EUR / month

Working Hours

40.0 per week / 8.0 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

IAESTE

Cost of lodging

500 EUR / month

Cost of living

992 EUR / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

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Work description

Observing the high-energy Cosmic Rays with IceCube Radio AntennasIceCube is a one of its kind observatories located at the South Pole. It is primarily used for the detection of neutrinos of very high energies. IceTop, which is the surface component of IceCube is used for the detection of extensive air-showers generated by high-energy cosmic rays. The IceTop array consists of ice-Cherenkov tanks which detect the secondary particles of the air showers. KIT as member of the international IceCube collaboration has enhanced this surface instrumentation by the installation of scintillation detectors as well as with radio antennas, which signals from air-showers allow to better reconstruct the characteristics (like energy, direction, and type) of the primary cosmic-ray.The student will be involved in the reconstruction of cosmic ray events detected by ice-Cherenkov tanks, scintillators and radio antennas of IceCube. The focus will primarily remain on the optimization of the reconstruction based on the radio antenna signal. Simulations of such events detected by IceCube will be used for this and tested with real data. Basic programming skills in python are required. As a whole, the student will be provided with the opportunity to learn about the highest energy particles produced by our Milky Way.

Deadline

06.12.2024