IceCube: A Cubic Kilometer Radiation Detector
Spencer R. Klein (for the IceCube Collaboration)
TL;DR
IceCube is a large-scale neutrino detector at the South Pole designed to observe high-energy astrophysical neutrinos, utilizing thousands of optical modules to detect Cherenkov radiation and distinguish neutrino flavors.
Contribution
This paper introduces the IceCube detector, detailing its design, construction status, and capabilities for neutrino detection and flavor separation.
Findings
Construction is 50% complete.
IceCube can detect neutrinos above 100 GeV.
It can differentiate neutrino flavors based on interaction topology.
Abstract
IceCube is a 1 km^3 neutrino detector now being built at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It consists of 4800 Digital Optical Modules (DOMs) which detect Cherenkov radiation from the charged particles produced in neutrino interactions. IceCube will observe astrophysical neutrinos with energies above about 100 GeV. IceCube will be able to separate \nu_\mu, \nu_e and \nu_\tau interactions because of their different topologies. IceCube construction is currently 50% complete.
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