Particle astrophysics from the cold: Results and perspectives of IceCube

Abstract

We discuss results of the AMANDA neutrino telescope, in operation at the South Pole since 2000, and present the status and scientific potential of its km${}^3$ extension, IceCube.

arXiv commentTo appear in the proceedings of the first AFI symposium, From the Vacuum to the Universe, Innsbruck, 19-20/10/2007. To be published by Innsbruck University Press. Eds S. D. Bass, F. Schallhart and B. Tasser