IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a massive, cubic-kilometer-scale neutrino detector embedded deep in Antarctic ice, designed to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.

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instanceOf Cherenkov detector ⓘ
astroparticle physics experiment ⓘ
neutrino observatory ⓘ
scientific research infrastructure ⓘ
collaborationCountries over 10 countries ⓘ
collaborationSize over 300 scientists ⓘ
constructionEndDate 2010 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2005 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dataType cosmic-ray air shower data ⓘ
neutrino event reconstructions ⓘ
depthRange approximately 1450–2450 meters below surface ⓘ
designedToDetect atmospheric neutrinos ⓘ
cosmic neutrinos ⓘ
high-energy neutrinos ⓘ
detectionMethod Cherenkov radiation in ice ⓘ
detectorVolume 1 cubic kilometer ⓘ
environment deep glacial ice ⓘ
fullOperationStartDate 2011 ⓘ
fundedBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
hasComponent DeepCore subarray ⓘ
IceTop air shower array ⓘ
hostInstitution IceCube Collaboration ⓘ
hostStar Milky Way Galaxy ⓘ
linked to: Milky Way
locatedIn Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ
South Pole ⓘ
managedBy University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
notableResult association of high-energy neutrinos with blazar TXS 0506+056 ⓘ
first observation of a diffuse flux of astrophysical neutrinos ⓘ
numberOfOpticalModules over 5000 ⓘ
numberOfStrings 86 ⓘ
observes TeV–PeV energy neutrinos ⓘ
ultra-high-energy neutrinos ⓘ
operationalStatus operational ⓘ
predecessor AMANDA experiment ⓘ
primaryGoal identify astrophysical sources of high-energy neutrinos ⓘ
relatedProject IceCube-Gen2 ⓘ
researchFocus cosmic-ray origins ⓘ
multi-messenger astronomy ⓘ
neutrino oscillations ⓘ
search for dark matter signatures ⓘ
scientificDiscipline astrophysics ⓘ
neutrino astronomy ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
telescopeType neutrino telescope ⓘ
usesMedium Antarctic ice ⓘ
website https://icecube.wisc.edu/ ⓘ

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South Pole → hasFacility → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station → hostsFacility → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
South Pole Telescope → nearbyFacility → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
IceCube Neutrino Observatory → hasComponent → IceTop air shower array ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
IceCube Neutrino Observatory → relatedProject → IceCube-Gen2 ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Neutrino → isStudiedIn → High-energy astrophysical neutrino observatories ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
DeepCore subarray → partOf → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
DeepCore subarray → parentFacility → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
DeepCore subarray → surroundedBy → IceCube veto region ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
DeepCore subarray → relatedTo → PINGU (proposed IceCube low-energy upgrade) ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
DeepCore subarray → relatedTo → IceCube Upgrade ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
IceCube Collaboration → operates → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ
IceCube Collaboration → usesDetector → IceCube detector ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
IceCube Collaboration → usesDetector → IceTop surface array ⓘ
linked to: IceCube Neutrino Observatory
AMANDA experiment → successor → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ