Cosmic-Ray Studies with the Surface Instrumentation of IceCube
Andreas Haungs (for the IceCube Collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper discusses IceCube's surface and in-ice detectors at the South Pole, highlighting recent cosmic-ray research findings, the upgrade plans with new detectors, and future prospects for enhanced cosmic-ray studies.
Contribution
It presents recent cosmic-ray measurement results from IceCube and details the planned enhancements with new surface detectors and future expansion plans.
Findings
Successful measurement of cosmic-ray air showers above 100 TeV
Prototype detectors demonstrate effective performance for future upgrades
Enhanced surface array will improve cosmic-ray composition and energy measurements
Abstract
IceCube is a cubic-kilometer Cherenkov detector installed in deep ice at the geographic South Pole. IceCube's surface array, IceTop, measures the electromagnetic signal and mainly low-energy muons from extensive air showers above several 100 TeV primary energy, with shower bundles and high-energy muons detected by the in-ice detector IceCube. In combination, the in-ice detector and IceTop provide unique opportunities to study cosmic rays in detail with large statistics. This contribution summarizes recent results from these studies. In addition, the IceCube-Upgrade will include a considerable enhancement of the surface detector through the installation of scintillation detectors and radio antennas and possibly small air-Cherenkov telescopes. We will discuss the results of the prototype detectors installed at the South Pole and the prospects of this enhancement as well as the surface…
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