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IceCube Recent Results and Prospects

Get insights into IceCube detector, construction updates, scientific prospects, and recent findings presented at the Rome International Conference on Astroparticle Physics by the IceCube Collaboration. Discover advancements in neutrino observations, muon responses, and diffuse neutrino fluxes with detailed data and outcomes. Stay informed about the latest breakthroughs in astroparticle physics from renowned universities and research institutes.

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IceCube Recent Results and Prospects

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  1. IceCubeRecent Results and Prospects Rome International Conference on Astroparticle Physics

  2. The IceCube Collaboration University of Alaska, Anchorage University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine Clark-Atlanta University University of Delaware / Bartol Research Institute University of Kansas Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Laboratory University of Maryland Pennsylvania State University Southern University and A&M College University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, River Falls RWTH Aachen DESY, Zeuthen Universität Dortmund MPIfK Heidelberg Humboldt Universität, Berlin Universität Mainz BUGH Wuppertal Stockholms Universitet Uppsala Universitet Vrije Universiteit Brussel Université Libre de Bruxelles Universiteit Gent Université de Mons-Hainaut Chiba University University of Canterbury, Christchurch Universiteit Utrecht Oxford University

  3. Outline • The IceCube Detector • Design • Construction Status • Recent Results • AMANDA • IceCube • Scientific Prospects RICAP 2007

  4. IceCube currently instrumented IceTop 4800 DOMs on 80 strings 160 Ice-Cherenkov tank surface array (IceTop) Surrounds existing AMANDA detector (677 OMs) 22 strings deployed in 3 construction seasons AMANDA Eiffel Tower Digital Optical Module (DOM) Svenska Dagbladet

  5. The Digital Optical Module (DOM) 20 Digitized Waveform • Onboard capture of PMT waveforms • 300 MHz for ~400 ns with custom chip • 40 MHz for 6.4 µsec with comm. fast ADC • Absolute timing resolution < 2 ns (RMS) • Dynamic range ~1000 p.e./10 ns • Deadtime < 1% • Noise rate ~700 Hz (260 Hz w/ artif. deadtime) • Failure rate < 1% RICAP 2007

  6. IceTop See talk by Tilo Waldenmaier

  7. IceCube + AMANDA Inner Core • Densely instrumented “Inner Core” • Lower energy threshold • 7 IceCube + 18 AMANDA strings • 225 DOMs + 540 OMs • Outer IceCube strings form veto volume veto RICAP 2007

  8. IceCube Construction Status IceCube string and IceTop station 01/05 IceCube string and IceTop station 01/06 IceTop station only 2006 IceCube string and IceTop station 02/07 2004/05: 1 2005/06: 8 2006/07: 13 (12 planned) 2007/08: 14 2008/09: 14 2009/10: 14 2010/11: 11+ AMANDA 01/ 2000 78 74 73 72 67 66 65 59 58 57 56 50 49 48 47 46 40 39 38 30 29 21

  9. Drilling Performance 2007 Ream hole Drill down 40 hours!

  10. Integrated Exposure • 1 km3∙yr by early 2009 • Close to 4 km3∙yr after one year of operations with full detector RICAP 2007

  11. Outline • The IceCube Detector • Design • Construction Status • Recent Results • AMANDA (See talk by Kirsten Münich) • IceCube • Scientific Prospects RICAP 2007

  12. AMANDA Atmospheric Neutrinos preliminary (807 days) Limit based on only 2000 data: E2 < 2.6·10-7 GeV/cm2s sr Unfolded neutrino energy spectrum based on observed muon energies K. Münich RICAP 2007

  13. AMANDA Sky Map 2000-2004 data Significance / s 4282 neutrino candidates selected purity  95% 69 out of 100 sky maps with randomized events show an excess higher than 3.7s Significance / s Random events Achterberg et al. 2007, astro-ph/0611063

  14. Search for neutrinos from 32 candidate sources 1ES1959 Cyg-X3 Mk421 Mk501 Cyg-X1 crab M87 SS433 3C273 event selection optimized for both dN/dE ~E-2 and E-3 spectra 1.2 equiv. (random maps) No significant excess observed Achterberg et al. 2007, astro-ph/ 0611063

  15. IceCube Neutrino Observations Final Cuts • 9-string data (2006) • Cosmic ray background seen with weak cuts • Atmospheric neutrinos seen with strong cuts • Agreement in event rate over 6 decades cosmic ray muons atmos. neutrinos Achterberg et al. astro-ph/0705.1781

  16. IceCube-9 Neutrinos Achterberg et al. astro-ph/0705.1781 • Residual background near horizon (~10% of total set) • Peaks in azimuth along detector long axis Azimuth Zenith Angle RICAP 2007

  17. Outline • The IceCube Detector • Design • Construction Status • Recent Results • AMANDA • IceCube • Scientific Prospects RICAP 2007

  18. Diffuse Neutrino Fluxes AMANDA UHE 2000-02 (prelim) AMANDA 2000-03 W-B IceCube 1 yr Achterberg et al., astro-ph/0705.1315

  19. Point Source Sensitivity MACRO: astro-ph/ 0002492 AMANDA: astro-ph/ 0611063 ANTARES (binned): E. Carmona, Ph.D. thesis IceCube: astro-ph/ 0305196 ANTARES 1 yr AMANDA 2000-4 IceCube 1 yr T. Montaruli RICAP 2007

  20. IceCube Muon Response Aeff / km2 cos  cos  • Simulations and analysis techniques based on AMANDA • Big improvements possible – waveforms, more hits, better noise reduction, reconstruction techniques RICAP 2007

  21. Muon Energy Resolution low stochastic loss rate – use muon range? saturation – can be corrected Nchannels total charge new method 0.3 in log10(E) Zornoza, Chirkin et al. ICRC 2007

  22. Extremely High Energies 5 year search for muon events depositing more than 10 PeV in the detector Detector response not yet included! GZK(hard, strong evol.) Kalashev et al. 2002 GZK(standard) Yoshida & Teshima ’93 TD- Sigl et al. 1999 Z-burst– Yoshida et al. 1998 S. Yoshida et al. astro-ph/0312078 RICAP 2007

  23. Neutrinos from GRBs, AGN, and supernovae ROTSE ν IceCube Swift, GLAST, HETE, etc.) HAWC MAGIC γ, ν Timing/localization from satellites & ground-based detectors for neutrino searches IceCube alerts to TeV ACTs, robotic optical telescopes? A Distant GRB

  24. MeV Supernova Neutrinos Signal at LMC: 52 kpc Significance of observation vs distance DOM counts integrated over 10s IceCube AMANDA L. Köpke Visibility out to Large Magellanic Cloud (~5  signal) RICAP 2007

  25. New Capabilities AMANDA IceTop • IceCube will be a factor of ~60 larger than AMANDA (instr. volume) • Better events, not just more events • Fully contained, well away from edge of detector • More of event observed AMANDA Eiffel Tower Svenska Dagbladet

  26. Low Energy Physics 102 Akhmedov, Maltoni & Smirnov, hep-ph/0612285 Preliminary 8200 incl. AMANDA Atmos.  per 200 days (trigger level, IC22+AMANDA) 30 GeV! 5400 IceCube only Gross et al. ICRC 2007 RICAP 2007

  27. Indirect WIMP detection c velocity distribution rc ninteractions sscatt nint. mint. nm Sun Gcapture annihilation channels Gannihilation m Silk, Olive and Srednicki, ’85Gaisser, Steigman & Tilav, ’86 Freese, ’86 Krauss, Srednicki & Wilczek, ’86 Gaisser, Steigman & Tilav, ’86 Detector

  28. Solar WIMP Sensitivity Preliminary AMANDA limits (144 days, 2001): astro-ph/ 0508518 current AMANDA limits Expected sensitivity with IC22 + AMANDA soft decay spectrum hard spectrum Expected sensitivity for 1/2 year: Lic. thesis, G. Wikström RICAP 2007

  29. Prompt Neutrino Flux “prompt” neutrinos from charm decay Muon neutrinos Electron neutrinos T. Montaruli

  30. Tau Neutrino Detection • Negligible intrinsic tau neutrino flux from accelerated hadrons • Oscillations over astrophysical distances lead to flavor equality (we think) • Essentially zero physics background to astrophysical tau neutrinos at relevant energies « 1 yr-1 above 1 PeV (TDY, Razzaque & Cowen 2007) • Only background is misidentified events RICAP 2007

  31. Tau Neutrino Signatures N  decay “Double Bang” Learned & Pakvasa hep-ph/9405296    decay “Lollipop” Beacom et al. hep-ph/0307025    “Sugar Daddy” TDY, Razzaque & Cowen astro-ph/0608486 RICAP 2007

  32. RICAP 2007

  33. Energy Windows by Flavor Neutrino flavor n t full flavor ID n e ne (supernovæ) showers vs. tracks n m 9 12 18 21 6 15 Log10(Energy/eV) Expect 1:1:1 from oscillations – if not…? RICAP 2007

  34. Beyond IceCube? Very low attenuation of radio, acoustic waves in ice Effective volumes and number of GZK neutrinos detected per year (ESS flux) Besson et al., astro-ph/0512604 RICAP 2007

  35. I Didn’t Have Time to Talk About… • Cosmic ray composition • Diffuse extraterrestrial neutrino fluxes • Sources of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays • Neutrino point sources (AGN, microquasars, magnetars, SNRs,…) • Neutrinos from GRBs (afterglow, precursors, choked GRBs, neutrons) • Ultrahigh energy cosmogenic neutrinos (GZK interactions) • Non-neutralino dark matter (Kaluza-Klein, sleptons,…) • Neutrino oscillations (13) • Tests of Lorentz invariance, weak equivalence principle • Exotic massive particles (topological defects, relic particles) • TeV-scale extra dimensions, electroweak instantons,… • Magnetic monopoles, nuclearites, Q-balls,… • Fundamental physics with flavor ratios RICAP 2007

  36. Conclusions • IceCube construction is going well • On target for completion in 2011 • 22 IceCube strings now deployed, working well and taking data • AMANDA analysis is continuing • Now integrated into IceCube • First IceCube physics papers are starting to appear • Stay tuned! RICAP 2007

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