Karlsruhe School of Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Science and Technology (KSETA)

Tobias Schulz

Information

Institute IAP
Group Auger
Supervisors Prof. Dr. Ralph Engel (KIT), Dr. Markus Roth (KIT), Dr. David Schmidt (KIT)
Location Campus North, Building 425, Room 103
Contact tobias.schulz2(#)kit.edu
0721 608-23532

Impressions

Research

Topic The Muon Puzzle and the Neutron Component in Extensive Air Showers
Program Double Doctoral degree in Astrophysics (DDAp)
Helmholtz International Research School For Astroparticle Physics And Enabling Technologies (HIRSAP)

Theses and Publications

2018 Enhanced UHECR Event Reconstruction by means of Sampling Lateral Distributions with Multiple Surface Sub-Detectors, (Bachelor's Thesis)
2021 Estimating Mass Composition with AugerPrime, (Master's Thesis)

Collaboration Internal Publications

2020 T. Schulz, Q. Luce, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Propagating SD Core Uncertainties in Subordinate Reconstructions, GAP-Note 2020-068
2022 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. New Baseline Algorithm for UB Traces , GAP-Note 2022-045
2023 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. New Baseline Algorithm for UUB Traces , GAP-Note 2023-007
2023 T. Schulz, F. Convenga, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Discarding Electronics as the Source of Peak Structures in UUB Traces, GAP-Note 2022-009
2023 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Afterpulsing in the photomultipliers of the large water-Cherenkov detector, GAP-Note 2023-030
2023 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Correction of Residual Biases of the gain ratio of the UB , GAP-Note 2023-046
2023 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. The High- to Low-Gain Ratio of the LPMT channels of the UUB , GAP-Note 2023-047
2024 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Subluminal Particles in the SSD , GAP-Note 2024-001
2024 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Implementation of hadronic processes and quenching in the Geant4 station simulation in Offline, GAP-Note 2024-013
2024 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. SD-only Estimate of a Muon Deficit: Method and Impact of Improvements in Signal Estimation, GAP-Note 2024-034
2024 T. Schulz, M. Roth, D. Schmidt and D. Veberič. Baseline Algorithm for SSD Measurements with UUBs, GAP-Note 2024-036

Conferences and Presentations

Date Conference Talk
03/2021 DPG Spring Meeting, Online Propagation of core uncertainties in subordinate surface detector reconstructions at the Piere Auger Observatory
03/2022 KSETA Plenary Workshop, Online
03/2022 DPG Spring Meeting, Online A method to determine baselines of time traces at the Pierre Auger Observatory
09/2022 Auger Youngsters Meeting, Wuppertal, Germany Resolving systematics in the high gain to low gain ratio
11/2022 Annual meeting of DDAp and HIRSAP, Buenos Aires, Argentina Improving the signal accuracy by resolving systematics in the high-gain-to-low-gain ratio
11/2022 Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina News on UB and the UUB extension of the baseline algorithm;
Updates on the SD signal reconstruction and impacts on the spectrum
03/2023 Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina Afterpulses in WCD traces
11/2023 Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina Late pulses in SSD traces: particles?;
Late pulses in SSD traces: particles!
11/2023 Annual meeting of DDAp and HIRSAP, Buenos Aires, Argentina Current status of PhD studies
04/2024 Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina Impact of including hadronic interactions and quenching in WCD and WCD detector simulations;
SD-only Estimate of Muon Deficit & Impact of Improvements in Signal Estimation
08/2024 XIII International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics, Kolumvari, Greece Probing hadronic interactions at the highest energies with the Pierre Auger Observatory
09/2024 Auger Youngsters Meeting, Wuppertal, Germany Measuring the delayed neutron component in extensive air showers

Schools

Date School
07/30/2022 - 08/08/2022 International school of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics (ISCRA), Erice, Italy
09/25/2023 - 10/06/2023 PhD autumn school on experimental astroparticle physics (Gran Sasso Hands-on 2023), L'Aquila, Italy

KSETA Topical Courses

Date Course Speaker
02/2022 Introduction to general relativity for experimentalists PD Dr. Eva Hackmann
02/2022 Statistical methods in particle physics data analysis PD Dr. Andreas B. Meyer
02/2022 Managing physical and mental health in a high-stress environment Dr. Maurice Maurer
10/2022 Python for Scientists Dr. Maurice Maurer
10/2022 Project management Dr. Udo Erdmann
10/2022 Introduction to quantum computing Dr. Ioan Pop
02/2024 The Standard Model Effective Field Theory: theory and phenomenological applications Ilaria Brivio
02/2024 Dynamics of spacetime: gravitational waves and cosmology Bjoern Malte Schaefer
02/2024 Acceleration and transport of galactic cosmic rays Philipp Mertsch

Teaching and Assistance

Date Name
SS 2022 Praktikum Moderne Physik, Winkelkorrelation and Neutronendiffusion
WS 2022/2023 Praktikum Moderne Physik, Winkelkorrelation and Neutronendiffusion

KSETA Annual Reports