IceCube: Status and First Results
arXiv:0812.2883 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.03.078
Abstract
IceCube is a cubic neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole since the austral summer 2004/2005 with a total instrumented volume of the order of 1 km^3. At the moment it is taking data with 40 deployed strings. The full detector is expected to be completed in 2011 with up to 80 strings holding 60 digital optical modules (DOMs) each. The progenitor detector AMANDA has been operating at the same site since 1997 and is still functioning as a means to enhance neutrino effective area at energies below 100 GeV. A summary of science results and status of the project is presented.
6 pages, 4 figures, To appear in the proceedings for the Cosmic Ray International Seminar (CRIS 2008), Malfa, Salina Island, Italy, September 15 - 19, 2008
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