GollumFit
GollumFit

GollumFit is an open-source framework developed by IceCube for performing binned-likelihood neutrino telescope analyses. In a typical physics analysis, GollumFit handles the fitting of monte carlo to data where the monte carlo may be parametrized by a large number of nuisance parameters such as detector efficiencies and neutrino fluxes.

Key Features

In particular, GollumFit:

  • can perform a fast, high-dimensional (i.e. O(40)), minimization of the binned log-likelihood using the LBFGSB algorithm (from the PhyTools package)
  • integrates the latest atmospheric neutrino flux model, DaemonFlux
  • integrates correlations in these parameters as priors

GollumFit can also secondarily:

  • reduce the size of the monte carlo depending on the analysis binning choice, a feature known as FastMC
  • output the likelihood function, for performing Bayesian analyses which sample the likelihood

Acknowledgements

GollumFit benefits from the different fitting techniques and tools developed over the years by the sterile taskforce. Special acknoledments to Ben Jones, Chris Weaver, Jordi Salvado, Shivesh Mandalia, Teppei Katori, and Gabriel Collin.

GollumFit uses the Chris Weaver Likelihood. The GollumFit main class comes from the Sterilizer by Ben Jones and Carlos Arguelles. Python bindings were written by Carlos Arguelles. MCMC connections were curated by Gabriel Collin and Shivesh Mandalia. Teppei Katori wrote the analytic formulas for the astrophysical neutrino oscillations. Jordi's handywork and spirit permeate the whole code. Adaptation to the HESE framework was done by Carlos Arguelles.

Many amazing improvements and bug fixes have been introduced in this code since the first version. Lots of great contributions by Austin Schneider, Tianlu Yuan, Hrvoje Dujmovic, and Nancy Wandkowsky. Implementation of dark matter decay and annihilation was done by Hrvoje. Implementation of categories for MC statistical error handling was done by Austin. Implementation of cross section physics by Tianlu. Implementation of the fast mode was done by Carlos.

Why Gollum?

"Not far, not far!"