IceCube neutrino observatory at the South Pole: recent results
Abstract The IceCube neutrino observatory, the largest particle detector in the world (1 km 3 ), is currently being built at the South Pole. IceCube looks down through the Earth to filter out lower-energy particles and uses optical sensors embedded deep in the ultra-clean Antarctic ice to detect hig...
Published in: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2009
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921310010781 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921310010781 |
Summary: | Abstract The IceCube neutrino observatory, the largest particle detector in the world (1 km 3 ), is currently being built at the South Pole. IceCube looks down through the Earth to filter out lower-energy particles and uses optical sensors embedded deep in the ultra-clean Antarctic ice to detect high energy neutrinos via Cherenkov radiation from charged particles produced in neutrino interactions. A summary of selected recent results is presented. |
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