IceCube: Neutrino Astronomy at the South Pole with a Gigaton of Ice

by NYGREN, D. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Thursday 13 Jul 2006, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

IceCube is under construction at the south pole station in Antarctica.  Building on the experience with AMANDA, IceCube is aimed primarily at the detection of extraterrestrial neutrinos of energies beyond the steeply falling spectrum of the atmospheric neutrinos, searching for point sources.  A diffuse flux implied by the spectrum of UHE cosmic rays should be revealed.  I will describe the physics goals and the unique challenges of experimental design, construction, and operation in this harsh environment.

Organiser(s): Rolf Landua / DSU

Note: * Tea & coffee will be served at 16:00.
Please note unusual day

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