IceCube: Neutrinos Associated with Cosmic Rays
arXiv:0906.3470 · doi:10.1063/1.3293770
Abstract
After a brief review of the status of the kilometer-scale neutrino observatory IceCube, we discuss the prospect that such detectors discover the still-enigmatic sources of cosmic rays. After all, this aspiration set the scale of the instrument. While only a smoking gun is missing for the case that the Galactic component of the cosmic-ray spectrum originates in supernova remnants, the origin of the extragalactic component remains as inscrutable as ever. We speculate on the role of the nearby active galaxies Centaurus A and M87.
9 pages, 6 .pdf figures, from a paper presented at CIPANP 09, Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA