1. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory: instrumentation and online systems
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Aartsen, M. G., Ackermann, M., Anton, G., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Ghorbani, K., Giang, W., Gladstone, L., Glauch, T., Glowacki, D., Glüsenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Archinger, M., Gonzalez, J. G., Grant, D., Griffith, Z., Gustafsson, L., Haack, C., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hansen, E., Hansmann, T., Hanson, K., Argüelles, C., Haugen, J., Hebecker, D., Heereman, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Heller, R., Hickford, S., Hignight, J., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Auer, R., Hoffmann, R., Hoshina, K., Huang, F., Huber, M., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., In, S., Inaba, M., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Auffenberg, J., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jeong, M., Jero, K., Jones, A., Jones, B. J. P., Joseph, J., Kang, W., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Axani, S., Karle, A., Katz, U., Kauer, M., Keivani, A., Kelley, J. L., Kemp, J., Kheirandish, A., Kim, J., Kim, M., Kintscher, T., Baccus, J., Kiryluk, J., Kitamura, N., Kittler, T., Klein, S. R., Kleinfelder, S., Kleist, M., Kohnen, G., Koirala, R., Kolanoski, H., Konietz, R., Bai, X., Köpke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, M., Krückl, G., Krüger, C., Barnet, S., Kunnen, J., Kunwar, S., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Lanfranchi, J. L., Larson, M. J., Lauber, F., Barwick, S. W., Laundrie, A., Lennarz, D., Leich, H., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Lu, L., Ludwig, J., Lünemann, J., Mackenzie, C., Madsen, J., Adams, J., Baum, V., Maggi, G., Mahn, K. B. M., Mancina, S., Mandelartz, M., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H., Maunu, R., McNally, F., McParland, C. P., Bay, R., Meade, P., Meagher, K., Medici, M., Meier, M., Meli, A., Menne, T., Merino, G., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Minor, R. H., Beattie, K., Montaruli, T., Moulai, M., Murray, T., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Neer, G., Newcomb, M., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Beatty, J. J., Pollmann, A. Obertacke, Olivas, A., O'Murchadha, A., Palczewski, T., Pandya, H., Pankova, D. V., Patton, S., Peiffer, P., Penek, Ö., Pepper, J. A., Tjus, J. Becker, Heros, C. Pérez de los, Pettersen, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Quinnan, M., Raab, C., Rädel, L., Rameez, M., Becker, K.-H., Rawlins, K., Reimann, R., Relethford, B., Relich, M., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Robertson, S., Rongen, M., Bendfelt, T., Roucelle, C., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ryckbosch, D., Rysewyk, D., Sabbatini, L., Herrera, S. E. Sanchez, Sandrock, A., Sandroos, J., Sandstrom, P., BenZvi, S., Sarkar, S., Satalecka, K., Schlunder, P., Schmidt, T., Schoenen, S., Schöneberg, S., Schukraft, A., Schumacher, L., Seckel, D., Seunarine, S., Berley, D., Solarz, M., Soldin, D., Song, M., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stettner, J., Steuer, A., Stezelberger, T., Bernardini, E., Stokstad, R. G., Stößl, A., Ström, R., Strotjohann, N. L., Sulanke, K.-H., Sullivan, G. W., Sutherland, M., Taavola, H., Taboada, I., Tatar, J., Aguilar, J. A., Bernhard, A., Tenholt, F., Ter-Antonyan, S., Terliuk, A., Tešić, G., Thollander, L., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Tobin, M. N., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Besson, D. Z., Tselengidou, M., Turcati, A., Unger, E., Usner, M., Vandenbroucke, J., Eijndhoven, N. van, Vanheule, S., Rossem, M. van, Santen, J. van, Vehring, M., Binder, G., Voge, M., Vogel, E., Vraeghe, M., Wahl, D., Walck, C., Wallace, A., Wallraff, M., Wandkowsky, N., Weaver, Ch., Weiss, M. J., Bindig, D., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Wharton, D., Whelan, B. J., Wickmann, S., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Wille, L., Williams, D. R., Wills, L., Bissok, M., Wisniewski, P., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woolsey, E., Woschnagg, K., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Xu, Y., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Blaufuss, E., Yoshida, S., Zoll, M., IceCube Collaboration, Blot, S., Boersma, D., Bohm, C., Börner, M., Ahlers, M., Bos, F., Bose, D., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Braun, J., Brayeur, L., Bretz, H.-P., Bron, S., Burgman, A., Ahrens, M., Burreson, C., Carver, T., Casier, M., Cheung, E., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Clark, K., Classen, L., Coenders, S., Collin, G. H., Altmann, D., Conrad, J. M., Cowen, D. F., Cross, R., Day, C., Day, M., de André, J. P. A. M., Clercq, C. De, Rosendo, E. del Pino, Dembinski, H., Ridder, S. De, Andeen, K., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries, K. D., de Wasseige, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Díaz-Vélez, J. C., di Lorenzo, V., Dujmovic, H., Dumm, J. P., Anderson, T., Dunkman, M., Eberhardt, B., Edwards, W. R., Ehrhardt, T., Eichmann, B., Eller, P., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fahey, S., Fazely, A. R., Ansseau, I., Feintzeig, J., Felde, J., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Flis, S., Fösig, C.-C., Franckowiak, A., Frère, M., Friedman, E., and Fuchs, T.
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NEEM ICE CORE ,AMANDA ,Technology and Engineering ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,TELESCOPE ,Computer science ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Real-time computing ,FOS: Physical sciences ,STRATIGRAPHY ,Cosmic ray ,DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM ,Online farms and online filtering ,01 natural sciences ,IceCube Neutrino Observatory ,DESIGN ,SOUTH-POLE ,0103 physical sciences ,RECONSTRUCTION ,Neutrino detectors ,Instrumentation (computer programming) ,ddc:610 ,Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Instrumentation ,Mathematical Physics ,Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Detector ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,PERFORMANCE ,Trigger concepts and systems (hardware and software) ,Physics and Astronomy ,Neutrino detector ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Neutrino ,Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,GLACIAL ICE - Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic-kilometer-scale high-energy neutrino detector built into the ice at the South Pole. Construction of IceCube, the largest neutrino detector built to date, was completed in 2011 and enabled the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. We describe here the design, production, and calibration of the IceCube digital optical module (DOM), the cable systems, computing hardware, and our methodology for drilling and deployment. We also describe the online triggering and data filtering systems that select candidate neutrino and cosmic ray events for analysis. Due to a rigorous pre-deployment protocol, 98.4% of the DOMs in the deep ice are operating and collecting data. IceCube routinely achieves a detector uptime of 99% by emphasizing software stability and monitoring. Detector operations have been stable since construction was completed, and the detector is expected to operate at least until the end of the next decade., 83 pages, 50 figures; updated with minor changes from journal review and proofing
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- 2017
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