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Physics potential of the IceCube Upgrade for atmospheric neutrino oscillations

The IceCube Upgrade is an extension of the existing IceCube Neutrino Observatory and will be deployed in the 2025-2026 austral summer. It will significantly improve the sensitivity of the detector to atmospheric neutrino oscillations. The…

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Characterization of Two PMT Models for the IceCube Upgrade mDOM

The IceCube Upgrade will expand the IceCube Neutrino Observatory with nearly 800 new optical modules. A large fraction of these will be multi-PMT optical modules (mDOMs), featuring 24 PMTs pointing uniformly in all directions, providing an…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-23 D. van Eijk , J. Schneider , M. Unland

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

The LED calibration systems for the mDOM and D-Egg sensor modules of the IceCube Upgrade

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, instrumenting about 1 km$^3$ of deep, glacial ice at the geographic South Pole, is due to be enhanced with the IceCube Upgrade. The IceCube Upgrade, to be deployed during the 2025/26 Antarctic summer…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-07 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 , M. Gravois , 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 , E. A. Kurt , 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 , 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 , T. Meures , 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. Pare<nti , 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. 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The camera system for the IceCube Upgrade

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic kilometer volume neutrino detector installed in the Antarctic at the geographic South Pole. Neutrinos are detected through the observation of Cherenkov light from charged relativistic particles…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-22 Woosik Kang , Christoph Tönnis , Carsten Rott

Estimating the coincidence rate between the optical and radio array of IceCube-Gen2

The IceCube-Gen2 Neutrino Observatory is proposed to extend the all-flavour energy range of IceCube beyond PeV energies. It will comprise two key components: I) An enlarged 8$\,$km$^3$ in-ice optical Cherenkov array to measure the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-03 Felix Schlüter , Simona Toscano

Optimization of the optical array geometry for IceCube-Gen2

IceCube-Gen2 is a planned extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole designed to study the high-energy neutrino sky from TeV to EeV energies with a five times better point source sensitivity than the current IceCube…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-26 Anastasiia Omeliukh

Calibrating the photon detection efficiency in IceCube

The IceCube neutrino observatory is composed of more than five thousand light sensors, Digital Optical Modules (DOMs), installed on the surface and at depths between 1450 and 2450 m in clear ice at the South Pole. Each DOM incorporates a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-11-10 Delia Tosi , Christopher Wendt

The IceCube-Gen2 Neutrino Observatory

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory opened the window on neutrino astronomy by discovering high-energy astrophysical neutrinos in 2013 and identifying the first compelling astrophysical neutrino source, the blazar TXS0506+056, in 2017. In this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 Brian Clark

The IceCube Collaboration: contributions to the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2007)

This paper bundles 40 contributions by the IceCube collaboration that were submitted to the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference ICRC 2007. The articles cover studies on cosmic rays and atmospheric neutrinos, searches for non-localized,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 The IceCube Collaboration

The Surface Array planned for IceCube-Gen2 (ICRC 2021)

IceCube-Gen2, the extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, will feature three main components: an optical array in the deep ice, a large-scale radio array in the shallow ice and firn, and a surface detector above the optical array.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Frank G. Schroeder

The IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration -- Contributions to the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021)

IceCube-Gen2 is a planned extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. The extension is optimized to search for sources of astrophysical neutrinos from TeV to EeV, and will improve the sensitivity of the observatory to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-16 Gen2 Collaboration , R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , M. Ahrens , C. Alispach , P. Allison , A. A. Alves , N. M. Amin , R. An , K. Andeen , T. Anderson , G. Anton , C. Argüelles , T. C. Arlen , Y. Ashida , S. Axani , X. Bai , A. Balagopal V. , A. Barbano , I. Bartos , S. W. Barwick , B. Bastian , V. Basu , S. Baur , R. Bay , J. J. Beatty , K. -H. Becker , J. Becker Tjus , C. Bellenghi , S. BenZvi , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Z. Besson , G. Binder , D. Bindig , A. Bishop , E. Blaufuss , S. Blot , M. Boddenberg , M. Bohmer , F. Bontempo , J. Borowka , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Böttcher , E. Bourbeau , F. Bradascio , J. Braun , S. Bron , J. Brostean-Kaiser , S. Browne , A. Burgman , R. T. Burley , R. S. Busse , M. A. Campana , E. G. Carnie-Bronca , M. Cataldo , C. Chen , D. Chirkin , K. Choi , B. A. Clark , K. Clark , R. Clark , L. Classen , A. Coleman , G. H. Collin , A. Connolly , J. M. Conrad , P. Coppin , P. Correa , D. F. Cowen , R. Cross , C. Dappen , P. Dave , C. Deaconu , C. De Clercq , S. De Kockere , J. J. DeLaunay , H. Dembinski , K. Deoskar , S. De Ridder , A. Desai , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , M. de With , T. DeYoung , S. Dharani , A. Diaz , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , M. Dittmer , H. Dujmovic , M. Dunkman , M. A. DuVernois , E. Dvorak , T. Ehrhardt , P. Eller , R. Engel , H. Erpenbeck , J. Evans , J. J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , K. L. Fan , K. Farrag , A. R. Fazely , S. Fiedlschuster , A. T. Fienberg , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , L. Fischer , D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , E. Friedman , A. Fritz , P. Fürst , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , E. Ganster , A. Garcia , S. Garrappa , A. Gartner , L. Gerhardt , R. Gernhaeuser , A. Ghadimi , P. Giri , C. Glaser , T. Glauch , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , J. G. Gonzalez , S. Goswami , D. Grant , T. Grégoire , S. Griswold , M. Gündüz , C. Günther , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , R. Halliday , S. Hallmann , L. 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Kurahashi , N. Lad , C. Lagunas Gualda , J. L. Lanfranchi , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , J. W. Lee , K. Leonard , A. Leszczyńska , Y. Li , M. Lincetto , Q. R. Liu , M. Liubarska , E. Lohfink , J. LoSecco , C. J. Lozano Mariscal , L. Lu , F. Lucarelli , A. Ludwig , W. Luszczak , Y. Lyu , W. Y. Ma , J. Madsen , K. B. M. Mahn , Y. Makino , S. Mancina , S. Mandalia , I. C. Mariş , S. Marka , Z. Marka , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , T. McElroy , F. McNally , J. V. Mead , K. Meagher , A. Medina , M. Meier , S. Meighen-Berger , Z. Meyers , J. Micallef , D. Mockler , T. Montaruli , R. W. Moore , R. Morse , M. Moulai , R. Naab , R. Nagai , U. Naumann , J. Necker , A. Nelles , L. V. Nguyên , H. Niederhausen , M. U. Nisa , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , E. Oberla , A. Obertacke Pollmann , M. Oehler , B. Oeyen , A. Olivas , A. Omeliukh , E. O'Sullivan , H. Pandya , D. V. Pankova , L. Papp , N. Park , G. K. Parker , E. N. Paudel , L. Paul , C. Pérez de los Heros , L. Peters , T. C. Petersen , J. Peterson , S. Philippen , D. Pieloth , S. Pieper , J. L. Pinfold , M. Pittermann , A. Pizzuto , I. Plaisier , M. Plum , Y. Popovych , A. Porcelli , M. Prado Rodriguez , P. B. Price , B. Pries , G. T. Przybylski , L. Pyras , C. Raab , A. Raissi , M. Rameez , K. Rawlins , I. C. Rea , A. Rehman , P. Reichherzer , R. Reimann , G. Renzi , E. Resconi , S. Reusch , W. Rhode , M. Richman , B. Riedel , M. Riegel , E. J. Roberts , S. Robertson , G. Roellinghoff , M. Rongen , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Ryckbosch , D. Rysewyk Cantu , I. Safa , J. Saffer , S. E. Sanchez Herrera , A. Sandrock , J. Sandroos , P. Sandstrom , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , S. Sarkar , K. Satalecka , M. Scharf , M. Schaufel , H. Schieler , S. Schindler , P. Schlunder , T. Schmidt , A. Schneider , J. Schneider , F. G. Schröder , L. Schumacher , G. Schwefer , S. Sclafani , D. Seckel , S. Seunarine , M. H. Shaevitz , A. Sharma , S. Shefali , M. Silva , B. Skrzypek , D. Smith , B. Smithers , R. Snihur , J. 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Xu , Y. Xu , J. P. Yanez , S. Yoshida , S. Yu , T. Yuan , Z. Zhang , S. Zierke

Electronics Development for the New Photo-Detectors (PDOM and D-Egg) for IceCube-Upgrade

The planned IceCube-Upgrade will enhance the capability of IceCube in the detection of GeV-scale neutrino physics and enable an improved measurement of the properties of the glacial ice. Three types of new optical sensors will be deployed…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-04 Ryo Nagai , Aya Ishihara

Estimating the Sensitivity of IceCube-Gen2 to Cosmic Ray Mass Separation

IceCube-Gen2 is a proposed extension to the existing IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. It will consist of three components: an in-ice optical array, a surface array on top of the optical array, and a radio array for detecting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-18 Manisha Lohan

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

Design and Expected Performance of the IceCube-Gen2 Surface Array and its Radio Component (ARENA2022)

IceCube-Gen2, the next generation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, will consist of three co-located arrays: a deep Optical Array and a more shallow and larger Radio Array for neutrino detection in the ice, and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-12 Frank G. Schröder

Sensitivity of the IceCube Upgrade to Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations

IceCube DeepCore, the existing low-energy extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, was designed to lower the neutrino detection energy threshold to the GeV range. A new extension, called the IceCube Upgrade, will consist of seven…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-31 Philipp Eller , Kayla Leonard DeHolton , Jan Weldert , Rasmus Ørsøe

The IceCube Upgrade -- Design and Science Goals

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole has reached a number of milestones in the field of neutrino astrophysics. The achievements of IceCube include the discovery of a high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux, and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-27 Aya Ishihara

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

Cosmic-Ray Physics in the PeV to EeV Energy Range with the IceCube-Gen2 Surface Array (ICRC 2025)

IceCube-Gen2 is a proposed neutrino observatory at the South Pole that will build on the success of IceCube and will also serve as a unique detector for cosmic-ray air showers. Analogous to the IceTop surface array over IceCube's deep…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-09 Frank G. Schröder