IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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Cherenkov detector astroparticle physics experiment neutrino observatory scientific research infrastructure

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
IceCube Neutrino Observatory canonical	4
High-energy astrophysical neutrino observatories	1
IceCube-Gen2	1
IceTop air shower array	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ IceCube Neutrino Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IceTop air shower array
hostInstitution	IceCube Collaboration ⓘ
hostStar	Milky Way ⓘ surface form: Milky Way Galaxy
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 Neutrino Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 → IceCube Neutrino Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IceTop air shower array

IceCube Neutrino Observatory → relatedProject → IceCube Neutrino Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: IceCube-Gen2

Department of Physics (University of Wisconsin–Madison) → collaboratesWith → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ

Neutrino → isStudiedIn → IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: High-energy astrophysical neutrino observatories