Neutrino Physics with the IceCube Detector

TL;DR

This paper discusses the IceCube neutrino detector's design, construction, and initial results on atmospheric muon neutrinos, aiming to identify astrophysical sources of high-energy neutrinos.

Contribution

It provides the first results from IceCube's partial detector data on atmospheric neutrinos, advancing the search for astrophysical neutrino sources.

Findings

Detection of atmospheric muon neutrinos consistent with expectations

Initial data demonstrating detector capabilities

Progress towards identifying astrophysical neutrino sources

Abstract

IceCube is a cubic kilometer neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole. The primary goal is to discover astrophysical sources of high energy neutrinos. We describe the detector and present results on atmospheric muon neutrinos from 2006 data collected with nine detector strings.