IceCube: An Instrument for Neutrino Astronomy
Neutrino astronomy beyond the Sun was first imagined in the late 1950s; by the 1970s, it was realized that kilometer-scale neutrino detectors were required. The first such instrument, IceCube, is near completion and taking data. The IceCube project transforms a cubic kilometer of deep and ultra-tran...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1016135 2023-05-15T13:43:14+02:00 IceCube: An Instrument for Neutrino Astronomy Collaboration, IceCube Halzen, F. Klein, S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Nuclear Science Division. 2010-06-04 54 Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1016135/ English eng Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory rep-no: LBNL-3751E grantno: DE-AC02-05CH11231 osti: 985941 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1016135/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1016135 Journal Name: Physidal Review Letters Calibration Nonluminous Matter Sun Neutrinos Data Acquisition Systems Astronomy Accelerators Nuclei Neutrino Detection 79 Explosions Article 2010 ftunivnotexas 2019-03-23T23:08:15Z Neutrino astronomy beyond the Sun was first imagined in the late 1950s; by the 1970s, it was realized that kilometer-scale neutrino detectors were required. The first such instrument, IceCube, is near completion and taking data. The IceCube project transforms a cubic kilometer of deep and ultra-transparent Antarctic ice into a particle detector. A total of 5,160 optical sensors are embedded into a gigaton of Antarctic ice to detect the Cherenkov light emitted by secondary particles produced when neutrinos interact with nuclei in the ice. Each optical sensor is a complete data acquisition system, including a phototube, digitization electronics, control and trigger systems and LEDs for calibration. The light patterns reveal the type (flavor) of neutrino interaction and the energy and direction of the neutrino, making neutrino astronomy possible. The scientific missions of IceCube include such varied tasks as the search for sources of cosmic rays, the observation of Galactic supernova explosions, the search for dark matter, and the study of the neutrinos themselves. These reach energies well beyond those produced with accelerator beams. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Antarctic |
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Neutrino astronomy beyond the Sun was first imagined in the late 1950s; by the 1970s, it was realized that kilometer-scale neutrino detectors were required. The first such instrument, IceCube, is near completion and taking data. The IceCube project transforms a cubic kilometer of deep and ultra-transparent Antarctic ice into a particle detector. A total of 5,160 optical sensors are embedded into a gigaton of Antarctic ice to detect the Cherenkov light emitted by secondary particles produced when neutrinos interact with nuclei in the ice. Each optical sensor is a complete data acquisition system, including a phototube, digitization electronics, control and trigger systems and LEDs for calibration. The light patterns reveal the type (flavor) of neutrino interaction and the energy and direction of the neutrino, making neutrino astronomy possible. The scientific missions of IceCube include such varied tasks as the search for sources of cosmic rays, the observation of Galactic supernova explosions, the search for dark matter, and the study of the neutrinos themselves. These reach energies well beyond those produced with accelerator beams. |
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IceCube: An Instrument for Neutrino Astronomy |
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IceCube: An Instrument for Neutrino Astronomy |
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IceCube: An Instrument for Neutrino Astronomy |
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icecube: an instrument for neutrino astronomy |
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