Related papers: IceCube: Performance, Status, and Future

TAMBO: Searching for Tau Neutrinos in the Peruvian Andes

The detection of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos by IceCube has opened a new window on our Universe. While IceCube has measured the flux of these neutrinos at energies up to several PeV, much remains to be discovered regarding their…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-22 William G. Thompson

Measurement of the $\nu_{\mu}$ energy spectrum with IceCube-79

IceCube is a neutrino observatory deployed in the glacial ice at the geographic South Pole. The $\nu_\mu$ energy unfolding described in this paper is based on data taken with IceCube in its 79-string configuration. A sample of muon neutrino…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-22 M. G. Aartsen , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , M. Ahrens , I. Al Samarai , D. Altmann , K. Andeen , T. Anderson , I. Ansseau , G. Anton , M. Archinger , C. Argüelles , J. Auffenberg , S. Axani , H. Bagherpour , X. Bai , S. W. Barwick , V. Baum , R. Bay , J. J. Beatty , J. BeckerTjus , K. -H. Becker , S. BenZvi , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Z. Besson , G. Binder , D. Bindig , E. Blaufuss , S. Blot , C. Bohm , M. Börner , F. Bos , D. Bose , S. Böser , O. Botner , F. Bradascio , J. Braun , L. Brayeur , H. -P. Bretz , S. Bron , A. Burgman , T. Carver , M. Casier , E. Cheung , D. Chirkin , A. Christov , K. Clark , L. Classen , S. Coenders , G. H. Collin , J. M. Conrad , D. F. Cowen , R. Cross , M. Day , J. P. A. M. de , ré , C. De Clercq , E. del Pino Rosendo , H. Dembinski , S. De Ridder , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , M. de With , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , V. di Lorenzo , H. Dujmovic , J. P. Dumm , M. Dunkman , B. Eberhardt , T. Ehrhardt , B. Eichmann , P. Eller , S. Euler , P. A. Evenson , S. Fahey , A. R. Fazely , J. Feintzeig , J. Felde , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , S. Flis , C. -C. Fösig , A. Franckowiak , E. Friedman , T. Fuchs , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , L. Gerhardt , K. Ghorbani , W. Giang , L. Gladstone , T. Glauch , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , J. G. Gonzalez , D. Grant , Z. Griffith , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , F. Halzen , E. Hansen , T. Hansmann , K. Hanson , D. Hebecker , D. Heereman , K. Helbing , R. Hellauer , S. Hickford , J. Hignight , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , K. Hoshina , F. Huang , M. Huber , K. Hultqvist , S. In , A. Ishihara , E. Jacobi , G. S. Japaridze , M. Jeong , K. Jero , B. J. P. Jones , W. Kang , A. Kappes , T. Karg , A. Karle , U. Katz , M. Kauer , A. Keivani , J. L. Kelley , A. Kheirandish , J. Kim , M. Kim , T. Kintscher , J. Kiryluk , T. Kittler , S. R. Klein , G. Kohnen , R. Koirala , H. Kolanoski , R. Konietz , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , M. Kowalski , K. Krings , M. Kroll , G. Krückl , C. Krüger , J. Kunnen , S. Kunwar , N. Kurahashi , T. Kuwabara , A. Kyriacou , M. Labare , J. L. Lanfranchi , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , D. Lennarz , M. Lesiak-Bzdak , M. Leuermann , L. Lu , J. Lünemann , J. Madsen , G. Maggi , K. B. M. Mahn , S. Mancina , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , R. Maunu , F. McNally , K. Meagher , M. Medici , M. Meier , T. Menne , G. Merino , T. Meures , S. Miarecki , J. Micallef , G. Momenté , T. Montaruli , M. Moulai , R. Nahnhauer , U. Naumann , G. Neer , H. Niederhausen , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , A. Obertacke Pollmann , A. Olivas , A. O'Murchadha , T. Palczewski , H. Pandya , D. V. Pankova , P. Peiffer , Ö. Penek , J. A. Pepper , C. Pérez de los Heros , D. Pieloth , E. Pinat , P. B. Price , G. T. Przybylski , M. Quinnan , C. Raab , L. Rädel , M. Rameez , K. Rawlins , R. Reimann , B. Relethford , M. Relich , E. Resconi , W. Rhode , M. Richman , B. Riedel , S. Robertson , M. Rongen , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Ryckbosch , D. Rysewyk , L. Sabbatini , S. E. Sanchez Herrera , A. Sandrock , J. Sandroos , S. Sarkar , K. Satalecka , P. Schlunder , T. Schmidt , S. Schoenen , S. Schöneberg , L. Schumacher , D. Seckel , S. Seunarine , D. Soldin , M. Song , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , J. Stachurska , T. Stanev , A. Stasik , J. Stettner , A. Steuer , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , A. Stößl , R. Ström , N. L. Strotjohann , G. W. Sullivan , M. Sutherland , H. Taavola , I. Taboada , J. Tatar , F. Tenholt , S. Ter-Antonyan , A. Terliuk , G. Tesic , S. Tilav , P. A. Toale , M. N. Tobin , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , M. Tselengidou , C. F. Tung , A. Turcati , E. Unger , M. Usner , J. Vandenbroucke , N. van Eijndhoven , S. Vanheule , M. van Rossem , J. van Santen , M. Vehring , M. Voge , E. Vogel , M. Vraeghe , C. Walck , A. Wallace , M. Wallraff , N. Wandkowsky , A. Waza , Ch. Weaver , M. J. Weiss , C. Wendt , S. Westerhoff , B. J. Whelan , S. Wickmann , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , L. Wille , D. R. Williams , L. Wills , M. Wolf , T. R. Wood , E. Woolsey , K. Woschnagg , D. L. Xu , X. W. Xu , Y. Xu , J. P. Yanez , G. Yodh , S. Yoshida , M. Zoll

IceCube Science

We discuss the status of the kilometer-scale neutrino detector IceCube and its low energy upgrade Deep Core and review its scientific potential for particle physics. We subsequently appraise IceCube's potential for revealing the enigmatic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-10-08 Francis Halzen

Measurement of the high-energy all-flavor neutrino-nucleon cross section with IceCube

The flux of high-energy neutrinos passing through the Earth is attenuated due to their interactions with matter. Their transmission probability is modulated by the neutrino interaction cross section and affects the arrival flux at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-21 Tianlu Yuan

Status of the IceTop air shower array at the South Pole

The IceTop air shower array is the surface component of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole. The combination of IceTop and IceCube provides a new and powerful tool to measure cosmic ray composition in the energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Fabian Kislat

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

Future High Energy Neutrino Telescopes

This talk summarizes the main physics goals and basic methods of telescopes for high energy neutrinos. It reviews the present status of deep underwater telescopes and sketches the ICECUBE project as an example for a cube kilometer detector.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 C. Spiering

Highlights from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

As IceCube surpasses a decade of operation in the full detector configuration, results that drive forward the fields of neutrino astronomy, cosmic ray physics, multi-messenger astronomy, particle physics, and beyond continue to emerge at an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-20 Naoko Kurahashi

Follow-up of astrophysical transients in real time with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

In multi-messenger astronomy, rapid investigation of interesting transients is imperative. As an observatory with a 4$\pi$ steradian field of view and $\sim$99\% uptime, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a unique facility to follow up…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-31 R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , M. Ahrens , C. Alispach , A. A. Alves , N. M. Amin , R. An , K. Andeen , T. Anderson , I. Ansseau , G. Anton , C. Argüelles , S. Axani , X. Bai , A. Balagopal V. , A. Barbano , S. W. Barwick , B. Bastian , V. Basu , V. Baum , 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 , E. Blaufuss , S. Blot , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Böttcher , E. Bourbeau , J. Bourbeau , F. Bradascio , J. Braun , S. Bron , J. Brostean-Kaiser , A. Burgman , R. S. Busse , M. A. Campana , C. Chen , D. Chirkin , S. Choi , B. A. Clark , K. Clark , L. Classen , A. Coleman , G. H. Collin , J. M. Conrad , P. Coppin , P. Correa , D. F. Cowen , R. Cross , P. Dave , C. De Clercq , 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 , H. Dujmovic , M. Dunkman , M. A. DuVernois , E. Dvorak , T. Ehrhardt , P. Eller , R. Engel , J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , S. Fahey , 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 , S. Garrappa , L. Gerhardt , A. Ghadimi , C. Glaser , T. Glauch , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , J. G. Gonzalez , S. Goswami , D. Grant , T. Grégoire , Z. Griffith , S. Griswold , M. Gündüz , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , R. Halliday , L. Halve , F. Halzen , M. Ha Minh , K. Hanson , J. Hardin , A. A. Harnisch , A. Haungs , S. Hauser , D. Hebecker , K. Helbing , F. Henningsen , E. C. Hettinger , S. Hickford , J. Hignight , C. Hill , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , T. Hoinka , B. Hokanson-Fasig , K. Hoshina , F. Huang , M. Huber , T. Huber , K. Hultqvist , M. Hünnefeld , R. Hussain , S. In , N. Iovine , A. Ishihara , M. Jansson , G. S. Japaridze , M. Jeong , B. J. P. Jones , R. Joppe , D. Kang , W. Kang , X. Kang , A. Kappes , D. Kappesser , T. Karg , M. Karl , A. Karle , U. Katz , M. Kauer , M. Kellermann , J. L. Kelley , A. Kheirandish , J. Kim , K. Kin , T. Kintscher , J. Kiryluk , S. R. Klein , R. Koirala , H. Kolanoski , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , P. Koundal , M. Kovacevich , M. Kowalski , K. Krings , G. Krückl , N. Kurahashi , A. Kyriacou , C. Lagunas Gualda , J. L. Lanfranchi , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , K. Leonard , A. Leszczyńska , Y. Li , Q. R. Liu , E. Lohfink , 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 , P. Mallik , S. Mancina , I. C. Mariş , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , F. McNally , K. Meagher , A. Medina , M. Meier , S. Meighen-Berger , J. Merz , J. Micallef , D. Mockler , G. Momenté , T. Montaruli , R. W. Moore , R. Morse , M. Moulai , R. Naab , R. Nagai , U. Naumann , J. Necker , L. V. Nguyên , H. Niederhausen , M. U. Nisa , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , A. Obertacke Pollmann , M. Oehler , A. Olivas , E. O'Sullivan , H. Pandya , D. V. Pankova , N. Park , G. K. Parker , E. N. Paudel , P. Peiffer , C. Pérez de los Heros , S. Philippen , D. Pieloth , S. Pieper , A. Pizzuto , M. Plum , Y. Popovych , A. Porcelli , M. Prado Rodriguez , P. B. Price , B. Pries , G. T. Przybylski , C. Raab , A. Raissi , M. Rameez , K. Rawlins , I. C. Rea , A. Rehman , R. Reimann , M. Renschler , G. Renzi , E. Resconi , S. Reusch , W. Rhode , M. Richman , B. Riedel , S. Robertson , G. Roellinghoff , M. Rongen , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Ryckbosch , D. Rysewyk Cantu , I. Safa , S. E. Sanchez Herrera , A. Sandrock , J. Sandroos , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , S. Sarkar , K. Satalecka , M. Scharf , M. Schaufel , H. Schieler , P. Schlunder , T. Schmidt , A. Schneider , J. Schneider , F. G. Schröder , L. Schumacher , S. Sclafani , D. Seckel , S. Seunarine , S. Shefali , M. Silva , B. Skrzypek , B. Smithers , R. Snihur , J. Soedingrekso , D. Soldin , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , J. Stachurska , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , R. Stein , J. Stettner , A. Steuer , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , T. Stuttard , G. W. Sullivan , I. Taboada , F. Tenholt , S. Ter-Antonyan , S. Tilav , F. Tischbein , K. Tollefson , L. Tomankova , C. Tönnis , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , A. Trettin , M. Tselengidou , C. F. Tung , A. Turcati , R. Turcotte , C. F. Turley , J. P. Twagirayezu , B. Ty , M. A. Unland Elorrieta , J. Vandenbroucke , D. van Eijk , N. van Eijndhoven , D. Vannerom , J. van Santen , S. Verpoest , M. Vraeghe , C. Walck , A. Wallace , T. B. Watson , C. Weaver , A. Weindl , M. J. Weiss , J. Weldert , C. Wendt , J. Werthebach , M. Weyrauch , B. J. Whelan , N. Whitehorn , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , M. Wolf , K. Woschnagg , G. Wrede , J. Wulff , X. W. Xu , Y. Xu , J. P. Yanez , S. Yoshida , T. Yuan , Z. Zhang

A multi-PMT Optical Module for the IceCube Upgrade

Following the first observation of an astrophysical high-energy neutrino flux with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2013 and the identification of a first cosmic high-energy neutrino source in 2017, the detector will be upgraded with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-29 Lew Classen , Alexander Kappes , Timo Karg

Cosmic Ray Physics with the IceCube Observatory

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory with its 1-km^3 in-ice detector and the 1-km^2 surface detector (IceTop) constitutes a three-dimensional cosmic ray detector well suited for general cosmic ray physics. Various measurements of cosmic ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Hermann Kolanoski

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

Radio detection of Cosmic Rays with the IceCube Surface Array Enhancement

The surface array of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, IceTop, measures cosmic rays in the PeV-EeV primary energy range. Stations comprising radio antennas and scintillation detectors will be added to enhance the existing surface detectors.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-17 Megha Venugopal

IceRay: An IceCube-centered Radio-Cherenkov GZK Neutrino Detector

We discuss design considerations and simulation results for IceRay, a proposed large-scale ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino detector at the South Pole. The array is designed to detect the coherent Askaryan radio emission from UHE neutrino…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-30 P. Allison , J. Beatty , P. Chen , A. Connolly , M. DuVernois , P. Gorham , F. Halzen , K. Hanson , K. Hoffman , A. Karle , J. L. Kelley , H. Landsman , J. Learned , C. Miki , R. Morse , R. Nichol , C. Rott , L. Ruckman , D. Seckel , G. Varner , D. Williams

Kilometer-Scale Neutrino Detectors: First Light

This is a brief report on the status of neutrino "astronomy" at a time when the kilometer-scale neutrino detector IceCube is approaching completion. We revisit the rationale for constructing gigantic neutrino detectors by transforming large…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-16 Francis Halzen

Estimation of $X_\mathrm{max}$ for air showers measured at IceCube with elevated radio antennas of a prototype surface station

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole is, with its surface and in-ice detectors, used for both neutrino and cosmic-ray physics. The surface array, named IceTop, consists of ice-Cherenkov tanks grouped in 81 pairs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-31 Roxanne Turcotte , Stef Verpoest , Megha Venugopal

Searches for Galactic Neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino observatory

The sources of galactic charged cosmic rays are so far unknown, because their arrival directions are randomized in the galactic magnetic field. Objects accelerating hadrons are expected to produce high-energy neutrinos. In addition, a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-16 A. Sandrock

Probing ultra-high-energy neutrinos with the IceCube-Gen2 in-ice radio array

The next generation neutrino telescope, IceCube-Gen2, will be sensitive to the astrophysical and cosmogenic flux of neutrinos across a broad energy range, from the TeV to the EeV scale. The planned design includes 8 cubic kilometers of ice…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-11 Christian Glaser

Enabling a new detection channel for beyond standard model physics with in-situ measurements of ice luminescence

The IceCube neutrino observatory uses $1\,\mathrm{km}^{3}$ of the natural Antarctic ice near the geographic South Pole as optical detection medium. When charged particles, such as particles produced in neutrino interactions, pass through…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-21 Anna Pollmann

A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop

The IceCube neutrino detector is built into the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole to measure high energy neutrinos. For this, 4800 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are being deployed at depths between 1450 and 2450 meters into the ice to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-30 J. Auffenberg , T. Gaisser , K. Helbing , T. Huege , T. Karg , A. Karle