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Operations plans and sensitivities of the IceCube Upgrade Camera System

The IceCube Upgrade consists of seven new strings to be deployed in the central region of the existing IceCube detector. The goals of the IceCube Upgrade are two-fold: to enhance sensitivity to neutrinos in the GeV range, and to improve the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-15 Steven Rodan , Christoph Tönnis , Jiwoong Lee , Carsten Rott

IceCube: physics, status, and future

The IceCube observatory is the first cubic kilometre scale instrument in the field of high-energy neutrino astronomy and cosmic rays. In 2009, following five successful deployment seasons, IceCube consisted of 59 strings of optical modules…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Klas Hultqvist

Recent $\nu$s from IceCube

IceCube is a 1 km$^3$ neutrino detector now being built at the South Pole. Its 4800 optical modules will detect Cherenkov radiation from charged particles produced in neutrino interactions. IceCube will search for neutrinos of astrophysical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Spencer R. Klein

The IceCube Collaboration -- Contributions to the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2025)

The IceCube Observatory at the South Pole has been operating in its full configuration since May 2011 with a duty cycle of about 99%. Its main component consists of a cubic-kilometer array of optical sensors deployed deep in the Glacial ice…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-22 R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , S. K. Agarwalla , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , J. M. Alameddine , S. Ali , N. M. Amin , K. Andeen , C. Argüelles , Y. Ashida , S. Athanasiadou , S. N. Axani , R. Babu , X. Bai , J. Baines-Holmes , A. Balagopal V. , S. W. Barwick , S. Bash , V. Basu , R. Bay , J. J. Beatty , J. Becker Tjus , P. Behrens , J. Beise , C. Bellenghi , B. Benkel , S. BenZvi , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Z. Besson , E. Blaufuss , L. Bloom , S. Blot , I. Bodo , F. Bontempo , J. Y. Book Motzkin , C. Boscolo Meneguolo , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Böttcher , J. Braun , B. Brinson , Z. Brisson-Tsavoussis , R. T. Burley , D. Butterfield , M. A. Campana , K. Carloni , J. Carpio , S. Chattopadhyay , N. Chau , Z. Chen , D. Chirkin , S. Choi , B. A. Clark , A. Coleman , P. Coleman , G. H. Collin , D. A. Coloma Borja , A. Connolly , J. M. Conrad , R. Corley , D. F. Cowen , C. De Clercq , J. J. DeLaunay , D. Delgado , T. Delmeulle , S. Deng , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , S. DiKerby , M. Dittmer , A. Domi , L. Draper , L. Dueser , D. Durnford , K. Dutta , M. A. DuVernois , T. Ehrhardt , L. Eidenschink , A. Eimer , P. Eller , E. Ellinger , D. Elsässer , R. Engel , H. Erpenbeck , W. Esmail , S. Eulig , J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , K. L. Fan , K. Fang , K. Farrag , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , N. Feigl , C. Finley , L. Fischer , D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , S. Fukami , P. Fürst , J. Gallagher , E. Ganster , A. Garcia , M. Garcia , G. Garg , E. Genton , L. Gerhardt , A. Ghadimi , C. Glaser , T. Glüsenkamp , J. G. Gonzalez , S. Goswami , A. Granados , D. Grant , S. J. Gray , S. Griffin , S. Griswold , K. M. Groth , D. Guevel , C. Günther , P. Gutjahr , C. Ha , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , L. Halve , F. Halzen , L. Hamacher , M. Ha Minh , M. Handt , K. Hanson , J. Hardin , A. A. Harnisch , P. Hatch , A. Haungs , J. Häußler , K. Helbing , J. Hellrung , B. Henke , L. Hennig , F. Henningsen , L. Heuermann , R. Hewett , N. Heyer , S. Hickford , A. Hidvegi , C. Hill , G. C. Hill , R. Hmaid , K. D. Hoffman , D. Hooper , S. Hori , K. Hoshina , M. Hostert , W. Hou , T. Huber , K. Hultqvist , K. Hymon , A. Ishihara , W. Iwakiri , M. Jacquart , S. Jain , O. Janik , M. Jansson , M. Jeong , M. Jin , N. Kamp , D. Kang , W. Kang , X. Kang , A. Kappes , L. Kardum , T. Karg , M. Karl , A. Karle , A. Katil , M. Kauer , J. L. Kelley , M. Khanal , A. Khatee Zathul , A. Kheirandish , H. Kimku , J. Kiryluk , C. Klein , S. R. Klein , Y. Kobayashi , A. Kochocki , R. Koirala , H. Kolanoski , T. Kontrimas , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , P. Koundal , M. Kowalski , T. Kozynets , N. Krieger , J. Krishnamoorthi , T. Krishnan , K. Kruiswijk , E. Krupczak , A. Kumar , E. Kun , N. Kurahashi , N. Lad , C. Lagunas Gualda , L. Lallement Arnaud , M. Lamoureux , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , K. Leonard DeHolton , A. Leszczyńska , J. Liao , C. Lin , Y. T. Liu , M. Liubarska , C. Love , L. Lu , F. Lucarelli , W. Luszczak , Y. Lyu , J. Madsen , E. Magnus , K. B. M. Mahn , Y. Makino , E. Manao , S. Mancina , A. Mand , I. C. Mariş , S. Marka , Z. Marka , L. Marten , I. Martinez-Soler , R. Maruyama , J. Mauro , F. Mayhew , F. McNally , J. V. Mead , K. Meagher , S. Mechbal , A. Medina , M. Meier , Y. Merckx , L. Merten , J. Mitchell , L. Molchany , T. Montaruli , R. W. Moore , Y. Morii , A. Mosbrugger , M. Moulai , D. Mousadi , E. Moyaux , T. Mukherjee , R. Naab , M. Nakos , U. Naumann , J. Necker , L. Neste , M. Neumann , H. Niederhausen , M. U. Nisa , K. Noda , A. Noell , A. Novikov , A. Obertacke Pollmann , V. O'Dell , A. Olivas , R. Orsoe , J. Osborn , E. O'Sullivan , V. Palusova , H. Pandya , A. Parenti , N. Park , V. Parrish , E. N. Paudel , L. Paul , C. Pérez de los Heros , T. Pernice , J. Peterson , M. Plum , A. Pontén , V. Poojyam , Y. Popovych , M. Prado Rodriguez , B. Pries , R. Procter-Murphy , G. T. Przybylski , L. Pyras , C. Raab , J. Rack-Helleis , N. Rad , M. Ravn , K. Rawlins , Z. Rechav , A. Rehman , I. Reistroffer , E. Resconi , S. Reusch , C. D. Rho , W. Rhode , L. Ricca , B. Riedel , A. Rifaie , E. J. Roberts , S. Robertson , M. Rongen , A. Rosted , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , L. Ruohan , D. Ryckbosch , J. Saffer , D. Salazar-Gallegos , P. Sampathkumar , A. Sandrock , G. Sanger-Johnson , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , J. Savelberg , M. Scarnera , P. Schaile , M. Schaufel , H. Schieler , S. Schindler , L. Schlickmann , B. Schlüter , F. Schlüter , N. Schmeisser , T. Schmidt , F. G. Schröder , L. Schumacher , S. Schwirn , S. Sclafani , D. Seckel , L. Seen , M. Seikh , S. Seunarine , P. A. Sevle Myhr , R. Shah , S. Shefali , N. Shimizu , B. Skrzypek , R. Snihur , J. Soedingrekso , A. Søgaard , D. Soldin , P. Soldin , G. Sommani , C. Spannfellner , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , J. Stachurska , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , T. Stezelberger , T. Stürwald , T. Stuttard , G. W. Sullivan , I. Taboada , S. Ter-Antonyan , A. Terliuk , A. Thakuri , M. Thiesmeyer , W. G. Thompson , J. Thwaites , S. Tilav , K. Tollefson , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , A. Trettin , A. K. Upadhyay , K. Upshaw , A. Vaidyanathan , N. Valtonen-Mattila , J. Valverde , J. Vandenbroucke , T. van Eeden , N. van Eijndhoven , L. van Rootselaar , J. van Santen , F. J. Vara Carbonell , F. Varsi , M. Venugopal , M. Vereecken , S. Vergara Carrasco , S. Verpoest , D. Veske , A. Vijai , J. Villarreal , C. Walck , A. Wang , E. Warrick , C. Weaver , P. Weigel , A. Weindl , J. Weldert , A. Y. Wen , C. Wendt , J. Werthebach , M. Weyrauch , N. Whitehorn , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , L. Witthaus , M. Wolf , G. Wrede , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yañez , Y. Yao , E. Yildizci , S. Yoshida , R. Young , F. Yu , S. Yu , T. Yuan , A. Zegarelli , S. Zhang , Z. Zhang , P. Zhelnin , P. Zilberman , IceCube Collaboration

IceCube - Astrophysics and Astroparticle Physics at the South Pole

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole has been completed in December 2010. In this paper we describe the final detector and report results on physics and performance using data taken at different stages of the yet incomplete…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-08-27 The IceCube Collaboration

Calibration LEDs in the IceCube Upgrade D-Egg Modules

The IceCube Upgrade, planned for deployment in the 2022/2023 South Pole Summer, will involve deployment of a greater density of optical modules (vertically spaced ~3 m). Improvements in the calibration of optical sensors and an enhanced…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-30 Aya Ishihara , Ayumi Kiriki

The IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration -- Contributions to the 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2023)

IceCube-Gen2 is a planned next-generation neutrino observatory at the South Pole that builds upon the successful design of IceCube. Integrating two complementary detection technologies for neutrinos, optical and radio Cherenkov emission, in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-26 IceCube-Gen2 , : , R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , S. K. Agarwalla , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , J. M. Alameddine , N. M. Amin , K. Andeen , G. Anton , C. Argüelles , Y. Ashida , S. Athanasiadou , J. Audehm , S. N. Axani , X. Bai , A. Balagopal V. , M. Baricevic , S. W. Barwick , V. Basu , R. Bay , J. Becker Tjus , J. Beise , C. Bellenghi , C. Benning , S. BenZvi , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Z. Besson , A. Bishop , E. Blaufuss , S. Blot , M. Bohmer , F. Bontempo , J. Y. Book , J. Borowka , C. Boscolo Meneguolo , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Böttcher , S. Bouma , E. Bourbeau , J. Braun , B. Brinson , J. Brostean-Kaiser , R. T. Burley , R. S. Busse , D. Butterfield , M. A. Campana , K. Carloni , E. G. Carnie-Bronca , M. Cataldo , S. Chattopadhyay , N. Chau , C. Chen , Z. Chen , D. Chirkin , S. Choi , B. A. Clark , R. Clark , L. Classen , A. Coleman , G. H. Collin , J. M. Conrad , D. F. Cowen , B. Dasgupta , P. Dave , C. Deaconu , C. De Clercq , S. De Kockere , J. J. DeLaunay , D. Delgado , S. Deng , K. Deoskar , A. Desai , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , T. DeYoung , A. Diaz , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , M. Dittmer , A. Domi , H. Dujmovic , M. A. DuVernois , T. Ehrhardt , P. Eller , E. Ellinger , S. El Mentawi , D. Elsässer , R. Engel , H. Erpenbeck , J. Evans , J. J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , K. L. Fan , K. Fang , K. Farrag , K. Farrag , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , N. Feigl , S. Fiedlschuster , C. Finley , L. Fischer , B. Flaggs , D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , A. Fritz , T. Fujii , P. Fürst , J. Gallagher , E. Ganster , A. Garcia , L. Gerhardt , R. Gernhaeuser , A. Ghadimi , P. Giri , C. Glaser , T. Glauch , T. Glüsenkamp , N. Goehlke , S. Goswami , D. Grant , S. J. Gray , O. Gries , S. Griffin , S. Griswold , D. Guevel , C. Günther , P. Gutjahr , C. Haack , T. Haji Azim , A. Hallgren , R. Halliday , S. Hallmann , L. Halve , F. Halzen , H. Hamdaoui , M. Ha Minh , K. Hanson , J. Hardin , A. A. Harnisch , P. Hatch , J. Haugen , A. Haungs , D. Heinen , K. Helbing , J. Hellrung , B. Hendricks , F. Henningsen , J. Henrichs , L. Heuermann , N. Heyer , S. Hickford , A. Hidvegi , J. Hignight , C. Hill , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , B. Hoffmann , K. Holzapfel , S. Hori , K. Hoshina , W. Hou , T. Huber , T. Huege , K. Hughes , K. Hultqvist , M. Hünnefeld , R. Hussain , K. Hymon , S. In , A. Ishihara , M. Jacquart , O. Janik , M. Jansson , G. S. Japaridze , M. Jeong , M. Jin , B. J. P. Jones , O. Kalekin , D. Kang , W. Kang , X. Kang , A. Kappes , D. Kappesser , L. Kardum , T. Karg , M. Karl , A. Karle , T. Katori , U. Katz , M. Kauer , J. L. Kelley , A. Khatee Zathul , A. Kheirandish , J. Kiryluk , S. R. Klein , T. Kobayashi , A. Kochocki , H. Kolanoski , T. Kontrimas , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , P. Koundal , M. Kovacevich , M. Kowalski , T. Kozynets , C. B. Krauss , I. Kravchenko , J. Krishnamoorthi , E. Krupczak , A. Kumar , E. Kun , N. Kurahashi , N. Lad , C. Lagunas Gualda , M. J. Larson , S. Latseva , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , J. W. Lee , K. Leonard DeHolton , A. Leszczyńska , M. Lincetto , Q. R. Liu , M. Liubarska , M. Lohan , E. Lohfink , J. LoSecco , C. Love , C. J. Lozano Mariscal , L. Lu , F. Lucarelli , Y. Lyu , J. Madsen , K. B. M. Mahn , Y. Makino , S. Mancina , S. Mandalia , W. Marie Sainte , I. C. Mariş , S. Marka , Z. Marka , M. Marsee , I. Martinez-Soler , R. Maruyama , F. Mayhew , T. McElroy , F. McNally , J. V. Mead , K. Meagher , S. Mechbal , A. Medina , M. Meier , Y. Merckx , L. Merten , Z. Meyers , J. Micallef , M. Mikhailova , J. Mitchell , T. Montaruli , R. W. Moore , Y. Morii , R. Morse , M. Moulai , T. Mukherjee , R. Naab , R. Nagai , M. Nakos , A. Narayan , U. Naumann , J. Necker , A. Negi , A. Nelles , M. Neumann , H. Niederhausen , M. U. Nisa , A. Noell , A. Novikov , S. C. Nowicki , A. Nozdrina , E. Oberla , A. Obertacke Pollmann , V. O'Dell , M. Oehler , B. Oeyen , A. Olivas , R. Ørsøe , J. Osborn , E. O'Sullivan , L. Papp , N. Park , G. K. Parker , E. N. Paudel , L. Paul , C. Pérez de los Heros , T. C. Petersen , J. Peterson , S. Philippen , S. Pieper , J. L. Pinfold , A. Pizzuto , I. Plaisier , M. Plum , A. Pontén , Y. Popovych , M. Prado Rodriguez , B. Pries , R. Procter-Murphy , G. T. Przybylski , L. Pyras , J. Rack-Helleis , M. Rameez , K. Rawlins , Z. Rechav , A. Rehman , P. Reichherzer , G. Renzi , E. Resconi , S. Reusch , W. Rhode , B. Riedel , M. Riegel , A. Rifaie , E. J. Roberts , S. Robertson , S. Rodan , G. Roellinghoff , M. Rongen , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Ryckbosch , I. Safa , J. Saffer , D. Salazar-Gallegos , P. Sampathkumar , S. E. Sanchez Herrera , A. Sandrock , P. Sandstrom , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , S. Sarkar , J. Savelberg , P. Savina , M. Schaufel , H. Schieler , S. Schindler , L. Schlickmann , B. Schlüter , F. Schlüter , N. Schmeisser , T. Schmidt , J. Schneider , F. G. Schröder , L. Schumacher , G. Schwefer , S. Sclafani , D. Seckel , M. Seikh , S. Seunarine , M. H. Shaevitz , R. Shah , A. Sharma , S. Shefali , N. Shimizu , M. Silva , B. Skrzypek , D. Smith , B. Smithers , R. Snihur , J. Soedingrekso , A. Søgaard , D. Soldin , P. Soldin , G. Sommani , D. Southall , C. Spannfellner , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , T. Stezelberger , J. Stoffels , T. Stürwald , T. Stuttard , G. W. Sullivan , I. Taboada , A. Taketa , H. K. M. Tanaka , S. Ter-Antonyan , M. Thiesmeyer , W. G. Thompson , J. Thwaites , S. Tilav , K. Tollefson , C. Tönnis , J. Torres , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , A. Trettin , Y. Tsunesada , C. F. Tung , R. Turcotte , J. P. Twagirayezu , B. Ty , M. A. Unland Elorrieta , A. K. Upadhyay , K. Upshaw , N. Valtonen-Mattila , J. Vandenbroucke , N. van Eijndhoven , D. Vannerom , J. van Santen , J. Vara , D. Veberic , J. Veitch-Michaelis , M. Venugopal , S. Verpoest , A. Vieregg , A. Vijai , C. Walck , C. Weaver , P. Weigel , A. Weindl , J. Weldert , C. Welling , C. Wendt , J. Werthebach , M. Weyrauch , N. Whitehorn , C. H. Wiebusch , N. Willey , D. R. Williams , S. Wissel , L. Witthaus , A. Wolf , M. Wolf , G. Wörner , G. Wrede , S. Wren , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , E. Yildizci , S. Yoshida , R. Young , F. Yu , S. Yu , T. Yuan , Z. Zhang , P. Zhelnin , S. Zierke , M. Zimmerman

Performance Studies of the Acoustic Module for the IceCube Upgrade

The IceCube Upgrade will augment the existing IceCube Neutrino Observatory by deploying 700 additional optical sensor modules and calibration devices within its center at a depth of 1.5 to 2.5 km in the Antarctic ice. One goal of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-17 Charlotte Benning , Jürgen Borowka , Christoph Günther , Oliver Gries , Simon Zierke

Recent IceCube Measurements Using High Energy Neutrinos

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole, is a Cherenkov detector that continuously monitors a cubic kilometer of instrumented glacial ice for neutrino interactions in the sub-TeV to EeV energy range. Its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-10-04 Hans Niederhausen

PINGU: A Vision for Neutrino and Particle Physics at the South Pole

The Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade (PINGU) is a proposed low-energy in-fill extension to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. With detection technology modeled closely on the successful IceCube example, PINGU will provide a 6Mton…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-04-10 Gen2 Collaboration

A New Search for Neutrino Point Sources with IceCube

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, deployed inside the deep glacial ice at the South Pole, is the largest neutrino telescope in the world. While eight years have passed since IceCube discovered a diffuse flux of high-energy astrophysical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-15 Chiara Bellenghi , Theo Glauch , Christian Haack , Tomas Kontrimas , Hans Niederhausen , Rene Reimann , Martin Wolf

Latest results from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has opened a new window into the high-energy Universe, providing measurements of neutrinos over a broad energy range. This contribution presents recent results, including a follow-up on the first…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-21 Thijs Juan van Eeden

The Acoustic Module for the IceCube Upgrade

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory will be upgraded with more than 700 additional optical sensor modules and new calibration devices. Improved calibration will enhance IceCube's physics capabilities both at low and high neutrino energies. An…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-23 Jürgen Borowka , Christoph Günther , Dirk Heinen , Simon Zierke

Status and performance of mass-produced IceCube Upgrade mDOMs

IceCube Upgrade, starting in the Antarctic summer season 2025/2026, will enhance the sensitivity of the current IceCube in the GeV range and improve understanding of the ice properties. Around 700 new modules will be deployed deep in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-11 Satoshi Fukami

The hunt for cosmic neutrino sources with IceCube

IceCube is a cubic-kilometer neutrino telescope under construction at the geographic South Pole. Once completed it will comprise 4800 optical sensors deployed on 80 vertical strings at depths in the ice between 1450 and 2450 meters. Part of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Elisa Bernardini

Advances in IceCube ice modelling and what to expect from the Upgrade

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory instruments about 1 km$^3$ of deep, glacial ice at the geographic South Pole using 5160 photomultipliers to detect Cherenkov light from relativistic, charged particles. Most IceCube science goals rely on…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-27 Martin Rongen , Dmitry Chirkin

Latest results from the IceCube Experiment

The IceCube Collaboration is currently building the world's largest neutrino telescope at the South Pole to observe high energy neutrinos from a variety of astrophysical sources. In this paper we review the current status of the IceCube…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Anthony M Brown

Neutrino Astronomy with IceCube and Beyond

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic kilometer neutrino telescope located at the geographic South Pole. Cherenkov radiation emitted by charged secondary particles from neutrino interactions is observed by IceCube using an array of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-01 Kevin J. Meagher

IceCube as a Multi-messenger Follow-up Observatory for Astrophysical Transients

The recent association between IC-170922A and the blazar TXS0506+056 highlights the importance of real-time observations for identifying possible astrophysical neutrino sources. Thanks to its near-100\% duty cycle, 4$\pi$ steradian field of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-13 Kevin Meagher , Alex Pizzuto , Justin Vandenbroucke

Icecube, the World's Largest Dark Matter Detector

IceCube is a kilometer scale high-energy neutrino observatory, currently under construction at the South Pole. It is a photo-detector, using the deep Antarctic ice as detection medium for the Cherenkov photons induced by relativistic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 Hagar Landsman