Publications (30)
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part III: Cosmic Rays
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on cosmic rays submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Search for a diffuse flux of astrophysical muon neutrinos with the IceCube 59-string configuration
The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +287
A search for high-energy neutrinos was performed using data collected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory from May 2009 to May 2010, when the array was running in its 59-string con…
Multipole analysis of IceCube data to search for dark matter accumulated in the Galactic halo
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +299
Dark matter which is bound in the Galactic halo might self-annihilate and produce a flux of stable final state particles, e.g. high energy neutrinos. These neutrinos can be detecte…
Development of a General Analysis and Unfolding Scheme and its Application to Measure the Energy Spectrum of Atmospheric Neutrinos with IceCube
M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +301
We present the development and application of a generic analysis scheme for the measurement of neutrino spectra with the IceCube detector. This scheme is based on regularized unfol…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part II: Atmospheric and Diffuse UHE Neutrino Searches of All Flavors
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on atmospheric and diffuse UHE neutrino searches of all flavors submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Energy Reconstruction Methods in the IceCube Neutrino Telescope
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +285
Accurate measurement of neutrino energies is essential to many of the scientific goals of large-volume neutrino telescopes. The fundamental observable in such detectors is the Cher…
Search for time-independent neutrino emission from astrophysical sources with 3 years of IceCube data
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +277
We present the results of a search for neutrino point sources using the IceCube data collected between April 2008 and May 2011 with three partially completed configurations of the…
Multimessenger Search for Sources of Gravitational Waves and High-Energy Neutrinos: Results for Initial LIGO-Virgo and IceCube
The IceCube Collaboration, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration +1185
We report the results of a multimessenger search for coincident signals from the LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave observatories and the partially completed IceCube high-energy neu…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part VI: Ice Properties, Reconstruction and Future Developments
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on ice properties, reconstruction and future developments submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Search for Prompt Neutrino Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts with IceCube
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +300
We present constraints derived from a search of four years of IceCube data for a prompt neutrino flux from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). A single low-significance neutrino, compatible w…
Search for neutrino-induced particle showers with IceCube-40
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +287
We report on the search for neutrino-induced particle-showers, so-called cascades, in the IceCube-40 detector. The data for this search was collected between April 2008 and May 200…
Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +275
We have searched for extremely high energy neutrinos using data taken with the IceCube detector between May 2010 and May 2012. Two neutrino induced particle shower events with ener…
Searches for Time Dependent Neutrino Sources with IceCube Data from 2008 to 2012
M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +304
In this paper searches for flaring astrophysical neutrino sources and sources with periodic emission with the IceCube neutrino telescope are presented. In contrast to time integrat…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part I: Point Source Searches
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on point source searches submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Atmospheric and Astrophysical Neutrinos above 1 TeV Interacting in IceCube
M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +301
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory was designed primarily to search for high-energy (TeV--PeV) neutrinos produced in distant astrophysical objects. A search for ~TeV neu…
IceCube-Gen2: A Vision for the Future of Neutrino Astronomy in Antarctica
Gen2 Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +325
The recent observation by the IceCube neutrino observatory of an astrophysical flux of neutrinos represents the "first light" in the nascent field of neutrino astronomy. The observ…
Flavor Ratio of Astrophysical Neutrinos above 35 TeV in IceCube
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +300
A diffuse flux of astrophysical neutrinos above has been observed at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Here we extend this analysis to probe the astrophysical f…
Search for non-relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +288
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a large Cherenkov detector instrumenting of Antarctic ice. The detector can be used to search for signatures of particle phys…
Evidence for High-Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos at the IceCube Detector
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +275
We report on results of an all-sky search for high-energy neutrino events interacting within the IceCube neutrino detector conducted between May 2010 and May 2012. The search follo…
Improvement in Fast Particle Track Reconstruction with Robust Statistics
M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +277
The IceCube project has transformed one cubic kilometer of deep natural Antarctic ice into a Cherenkov detector. Muon neutrinos are detected and their direction inferred by mapping…
Searches for Extended and Point-like Neutrino Sources with Four Years of IceCube Data
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +301
We present results on searches for point-like sources of neutrinos using four years of IceCube data, including the first year of data from the completed 86-string detector. The tot…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part V: Neutrino Oscillations and Supernova Searches
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on neutrino oscillation and supernova searches submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
IceCube Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in nearby Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters
M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +276
We present the results of a first search for self-annihilating dark matter in nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters using a sample of high-energy neutrinos acquired in 339.8 days of…
Searches for small-scale anisotropies from neutrino point sources with three years of IceCube data
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +300
Recently, IceCube found evidence for a diffuse signal of astrophysical neutrinos in an energy range of to the -scale. The origin of those events, b…
First observation of PeV-energy neutrinos with IceCube
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +281
We report on the observation of two neutrino-induced events which have an estimated deposited energy in the IceCube detector of 1.04 0.16 and 1.14 0.17 PeV, respectivel…
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part IV: Searches for Dark Matter and Exotic Particles
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278
Papers on searches for Dark Matter and exotic particles submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.
Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +301
We present a measurement of neutrino oscillations via atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of data of the completed IceCube neutrino detector. DeepCore, a regio…
The IceProd Framework: Distributed Data Processing for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +284
IceCube is a one-gigaton instrument located at the geographic South Pole, designed to detect cosmic neutrinos, iden- tify the particle nature of dark matter, and study high-energy…
Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube
IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +280
We report on the observation of a significant deficit of cosmic rays from the direction of the Moon with the IceCube detector. The study of this "Moon shadow" is used to characteri…
Observation of High-Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos in Three Years of IceCube Data
M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +294
A search for high-energy neutrinos interacting within the IceCube detector between 2010 and 2012 provided the first evidence for a high-energy neutrino flux of extraterrestrial ori…