Neutrino Astronomy with IceCube

Abstract

IceCube is a kilometer-scale high energy neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole, a second-generation instrument expanding the capabilities of the AMANDA telescope. The scientific portfolio of IceCube includes the detection of neutrinos from astrophysical objects such as the sources of the cosmic rays, the search for dark matter, and fundamental physics using a very large data set of atmospheric neutrinos. The design and status of IceCube are briefly reviewed, followed by a summary of results to date from AMANDA and initial IceCube results from the 2007 run, with 22 of a planned 86 strings operational. The new infill array known as Deep Core, which will extend IceCube's capabilities to energies as low as 10 GeV, is also described.

15 page review article, to appear in Mod. Phys. Lett. A

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• Fermi Large Area Telescope Bright Gamma-ray Source List
• Prompt neutrino fluxes from atmospheric charm
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• Neutrino mass hierarchy extraction using atmospheric neutrinos in ice
• Enhancement of the ${\bar{\nu }}_e$ flux from astrophysical sources by two photon annihilation interactions