First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

A. Achterberg; M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. Ahrens; K. Andeen; D. W. Atlee; J. Baccus; J. N. Bahcall; X. Bai; B. Baret; M. Bartelt; S. W. Barwick; R. Bay; K. Beattie; T. Becka; J. K. Becker; K. H. Becker; P. Berghaus; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. Z. Besson; E. Blaufuss; D. J. Boersma; C. Bohm; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; J. Braun; C. Burgess; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; J. Cherwinka; D. Chirkin; J. Clem; D. F. Cowen; M. V. D'Agostino; A. Davour; C. T. Day; C. De Clercq; L. Demirörs; P. Desiati; T. DeYoung; J. C. Diaz-Velez; J. Dreyer; M. R. Duvoort; W. R. Edwards; R. Ehrlich; J. Eisch; A. Elcheikh; R. W. Ellsworth; P. A. Evenson; O. Fadiran; A. R. Fazely; T. Feser; K. Filimonov; B. D. Fox; T. K. Gaisser; J. Gallagher; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; J. A. Goodman; R. Gozzini; M. G. Greene; S. Grullon; A. Groß; R. M. Gunasingha; M. Gurtner; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Han; K. Hanson; D. Hardtke; R. Hardtke; T. Harenberg; J. E. Hart; J. Haugen; T. Hauschildt; D. Hays; J. Heise; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; K. D. Hoffman; K. Hoshina; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. P. Hülß; A. Ishihara; J. Jacobsen; G. S. Japaridze; A. Jones; J. M. Joseph; K. H. Kampert; A. Karle; H. Kawai; J. L. Kelley; M. Kestel; N. Kitamura; S. R. Klein; S. Klepser; G. Kohnen; H. Kolanoski; L. Köpke; M. Krasberg; K. Kuehn; H. Landsman; A. Laundrie; H. Leich; I. Liubarsky; J. Lundberg; C. Mackenzie; J. Madsen; K. Mase; H. S. Matis; T. McCauley; C. P. McParland; A. Meli; T. Messarius; P. Mészáros; H. Miyamoto; A. Mokhtarani; T. Montaruli; A. Morey; R. Morse; S. M. Movit; K. Münich; A. Muratas; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; P. Nießen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; A. Olivas; S. Patton; C. Peña-Garay; C. Pérez de los Heros; C. Pettersen; A. Piegsa; D. Pieloth; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; J. Pretz; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; S. Razzaque; F. Refflinghaus; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; A. Rizzo; S. Robbins; C. Rott; D. Rutledge; H. G. Sander; P. Sandstrom; S. Sarkar; S. Schlenstedt; D. Schneider; D. Seckel; S. H. Seo; S. Seunarine; A. Silvestri; A. J. Smith; M. Solarz; C. Song; J. E. Sopher; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; M. Stamatikos; T. Stanev; P. Steffen; T. Stezelberger; R. G. Stokstad; M. C. Stoufer; S. Stoyanov; E. A. Strahler; K. H. Sulanke; G. W. Sullivan; I. Taboada; O. Tarasova; A. Tepe; L. Thollander; S. Tilav; P. A. Toale; D. Turčan; N. van Eijndhoven; J. Vandenbroucke; A. Van Overloop; B. Voigt; W. Wagner; C. Walck; H. Waldmann; M. Walter; Y. R. Wang; C. Wendt; M. Whitney; C. H. Wiebusch; G. Wikström; D. R. Williams; R. Wischnewski; P. Wisniewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; X. W. Xu; G. Yodh; S. Yoshida; J. D. Zornoza

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.007

First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

A. Achterberg, M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. Ahrens, K. Andeen, D. W. Atlee, J. Baccus, J. N. Bahcall, X. Bai, B. Baret, M. Bartelt, S. W. Barwick, R. Bay, K. Beattie, T. Becka, J. K. Becker, K. H. Becker, P. Berghaus, D. Berley, E. BernardiniD. Bertrand, D. Z. Besson, E. Blaufuss, D. J. Boersma, C. Bohm, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, J. Braun, C. Burgess, T. Burgess, T. Castermans, J. Cherwinka, D. Chirkin, J. Clem, D. F. Cowen, M. V. D'Agostino, A. Davour, C. T. Day, C. De Clercq, L. Demirörs, P. Desiati, T. DeYoung, J. C. Diaz-Velez, J. Dreyer, M. R. Duvoort, W. R. Edwards, R. Ehrlich, J. Eisch, A. Elcheikh, R. W. Ellsworth, P. A. Evenson, O. Fadiran, A. R. Fazely, T. Feser, K. Filimonov, B. D. Fox, T. K. Gaisser, J. Gallagher, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, R. Gozzini, M. G. Greene, S. Grullon, A. Groß, R. M. Gunasingha, M. Gurtner, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Han, K. Hanson, D. Hardtke, R. Hardtke, T. Harenberg, J. E. Hart, J. Haugen, T. Hauschildt, D. Hays, J. Heise, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, K. D. Hoffman, K. Hoshina, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. P. Hülß, A. Ishihara, J. Jacobsen, G. S. Japaridze, A. Jones, J. M. Joseph, K. H. Kampert, A. Karle, H. Kawai, J. L. Kelley, M. Kestel, N. Kitamura, S. R. Klein, S. Klepser, G. Kohnen, H. Kolanoski, L. Köpke, M. Krasberg, K. Kuehn, H. Landsman, A. Laundrie, H. Leich, I. Liubarsky, J. Lundberg, C. Mackenzie, J. Madsen, K. Mase, H. S. Matis, T. McCauley, C. P. McParland, A. Meli, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, H. Miyamoto, A. Mokhtarani, T. Montaruli, A. Morey, R. Morse, S. M. Movit, K. Münich, A. Muratas, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, P. Nießen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, A. Olivas, S. Patton, C. Peña-Garay, C. Pérez de los Heros, C. Pettersen, A. Piegsa, D. Pieloth, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, F. Refflinghaus, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, A. Rizzo, S. Robbins, C. Rott, D. Rutledge, H. G. Sander, P. Sandstrom, S. Sarkar, S. Schlenstedt, D. Schneider, D. Seckel, S. H. Seo, S. Seunarine, A. Silvestri, A. J. Smith, M. Solarz, C. Song, J. E. Sopher, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, P. Steffen, T. Stezelberger, R. G. Stokstad, M. C. Stoufer, S. Stoyanov, E. A. Strahler, K. H. Sulanke, G. W. Sullivan, I. Taboada, O. Tarasova, A. Tepe, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, P. A. Toale, D. Turčan, N. van Eijndhoven, J. Vandenbroucke, A. Van Overloop, B. Voigt, W. Wagner, C. Walck, H. Waldmann, M. Walter, Y. R. Wang, C. Wendt, M. Whitney, C. H. Wiebusch, G. Wikström, D. R. Williams, R. Wischnewski, P. Wisniewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, X. W. Xu, G. Yodh, S. Yoshida, J. D. Zornoza

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Abstract

The first sensors of the IceCube neutrino observatory were deployed at the South Pole during the austral summer of 2004-2005 and have been producing data since February 2005. One string of 60 sensors buried in the ice and a surface array of eight ice Cherenkov tanks took data until December 2005 when deployment of the next set of strings and tanks began. We have analyzed these data, demonstrating that the performance of the system meets or exceeds design requirements. Times are determined across the whole array to a relative precision of better than 3 ns, allowing reconstruction of muon tracks and light bursts in the ice, of air-showers in the surface array and of events seen in coincidence by surface and deep-ice detectors separated by up to 2.5 km.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-173
Number of pages	19
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.007
State	Published - Oct 2006

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Achterberg, A., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Atlee, D. W., Baccus, J., Bahcall, J. N., Bai, X., Baret, B., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. H., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., ... Zornoza, J. D. (2006). First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope. Astroparticle Physics, 26(3), 155-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.007

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AU - Olbrechts, Ph

AU - Olivas, A.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Peña-Garay, C.

AU - Pérez de los Heros, C.

AU - Pettersen, C.

AU - Piegsa, A.

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AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Pretz, J.

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AU - Refflinghaus, F.

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AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Rizzo, A.

AU - Robbins, S.

AU - Rott, C.

AU - Rutledge, D.

AU - Sander, H. G.

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AU - Sarkar, S.

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AU - Schneider, D.

AU - Seckel, D.

AU - Seo, S. H.

AU - Seunarine, S.

AU - Silvestri, A.

AU - Smith, A. J.

AU - Solarz, M.

AU - Song, C.

AU - Sopher, J. E.

AU - Spiczak, G. M.

AU - Spiering, C.

AU - Stamatikos, M.

AU - Stanev, T.

AU - Steffen, P.

AU - Stezelberger, T.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Stoufer, M. C.

AU - Stoyanov, S.

AU - Strahler, E. A.

AU - Sulanke, K. H.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tarasova, O.

AU - Tepe, A.

AU - Thollander, L.

AU - Tilav, S.

AU - Toale, P. A.

AU - Turčan, D.

AU - van Eijndhoven, N.

AU - Vandenbroucke, J.

AU - Van Overloop, A.

AU - Voigt, B.

AU - Wagner, W.

AU - Walck, C.

AU - Waldmann, H.

AU - Walter, M.

AU - Wang, Y. R.

AU - Wendt, C.

AU - Whitney, M.

AU - Wiebusch, C. H.

AU - Wikström, G.

AU - Williams, D. R.

AU - Wischnewski, R.

AU - Wisniewski, P.

AU - Wissing, H.

AU - Woschnagg, K.

AU - Xu, X. W.

AU - Yodh, G.

AU - Yoshida, S.

AU - Zornoza, J. D.

N1 - Funding Information: We acknowledge the support of the following agencies: National Science Foundation—Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation—Physics Division, University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Department of Energy, and National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (supported by the Office of Energy Research of the Department of Energy), the NSF-supported TeraGrid systems at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA); Swedish Research Council, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; German Ministry for Education and Research, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS-FWO), Flanders Institute to encourage scientific and technological research in industry (IWT), and Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural affairs (OSTC); The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

PY - 2006/10

Y1 - 2006/10

N2 - The first sensors of the IceCube neutrino observatory were deployed at the South Pole during the austral summer of 2004-2005 and have been producing data since February 2005. One string of 60 sensors buried in the ice and a surface array of eight ice Cherenkov tanks took data until December 2005 when deployment of the next set of strings and tanks began. We have analyzed these data, demonstrating that the performance of the system meets or exceeds design requirements. Times are determined across the whole array to a relative precision of better than 3 ns, allowing reconstruction of muon tracks and light bursts in the ice, of air-showers in the surface array and of events seen in coincidence by surface and deep-ice detectors separated by up to 2.5 km.

AB - The first sensors of the IceCube neutrino observatory were deployed at the South Pole during the austral summer of 2004-2005 and have been producing data since February 2005. One string of 60 sensors buried in the ice and a surface array of eight ice Cherenkov tanks took data until December 2005 when deployment of the next set of strings and tanks began. We have analyzed these data, demonstrating that the performance of the system meets or exceeds design requirements. Times are determined across the whole array to a relative precision of better than 3 ns, allowing reconstruction of muon tracks and light bursts in the ice, of air-showers in the surface array and of events seen in coincidence by surface and deep-ice detectors separated by up to 2.5 km.

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U2 - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.007

DO - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.06.007

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33749513923

SN - 0927-6505

VL - 26

SP - 155

EP - 173

JO - Astroparticle Physics

JF - Astroparticle Physics

IS - 3

ER -

First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

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