High-energy neutrino astronomy with IceCube

The prospect of extending our knowledge of the astrophysical processes in the deepest recesses of the Universe by using neutrinos as astronomical messengers has been a dream of scientists since the 1960s. The vision is finally becoming a reality: the first-generation AMANDA neutrino telescope at the...

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Main Author: Botner, O
Language:English
Published: CERN 2007
Subjects:
Particle Physics
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5170/CERN-2007-005.253
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1059056
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Summary:The prospect of extending our knowledge of the astrophysical processes in the deepest recesses of the Universe by using neutrinos as astronomical messengers has been a dream of scientists since the 1960s. The vision is finally becoming a reality: the first-generation AMANDA neutrino telescope at the South Pole designed to search for high-energy neutrinos is being upgraded to a kilometre-scale array, IceCube, with a much improved sensitivity. A summary of the results from AMANDA, and the perspectives for IceCube are presented.

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