Published December 2009 | Version v1
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Status, performance, and first results of the IceTop array

Creators

  • 1. Bartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 (United States)

Description

We describe the design and performance of IceTop, the air shower array on top of the IceCube neutrino detector. After the 2008/09 antarctic summer season both detectors are deployed at almost 3/4 of their design size. With the current IceTop 59 stations we can start the study of showers of energy well above 1017eV. The paper also describes the first results from IceTop and our plans to study the cosmic ray composition using several different types of analysis.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.09.028

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2009.09.028;
arXiv
arXiv:0903.0576v1;
PII
S0920-5632(09)00664-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
196
Journal Page Range
p. 159-164
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
15. international symposium on very high energy cosmic ray interactions
Acronym
ISVHECRI 2008
Dates
1-6 Sep 2009
Place
Paris (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41089429
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; DESIGN; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PERFORMANCE
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; CRYOSPHERE; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRINOS; POLAR REGIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; SPECTROMETERS

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