Published November 11, 2012 | Version v1
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Particle physics in ice with IceCube DeepCore

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)

Description

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is the world's largest high energy neutrino telescope, using the Antarctic ice cap as a Cherenkov detector medium. DeepCore, the low energy extension to IceCube, is an infill array with a fiducial volume of around 30 MTon in the deepest, clearest ice, aiming for an energy threshold as low as 10 GeV and extending IceCube's sensitivity to indirect dark matter searches and atmospheric neutrino oscillation physics. We will discuss the analysis of the first year of DeepCore data, as well as ideas for a further extension of the particle physics program in the ice with a future PINGU detector.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.067

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.067;
arXiv
arXiv:1112.1053v1;
PII
S0168-9002(11)02301-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
692
Journal Issue
Complete
Journal Page Range
p. 180-183
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
3. Roma international conference on astroparticle physics
Acronym
RICAP'11
Dates
24-27 May 2011
Place
Rome (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45020302
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ASTROPHYSICS; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; GEV RANGE; ICE CAPS; ICES PROGRAM; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; PARTICLES; SENSITIVITY; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
CRYOSPHERE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FERMIONS; ICE; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICS; POLAR REGIONS; RADIATION DETECTORS

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