Physics Potential of the IceCube DeepCore detector

D. J. Koskinen; Icecube Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2012.09.191

Physics Potential of the IceCube DeepCore detector

D. J. Koskinen^*, Icecube Collaboration

^*Corresponding author for this work

Experimental Particle Physics

Abstract

The recent commissioning of the full DeepCore sub-array, a low-energy extension of the IceCube neutrino observatory, offers opportunities for neutrino physics in the energy region of 10 GeV to 1 TeV. The improved energy reach, use of the surrounding IceCube detector as an active veto and immense size of DeepCore will produce one of the largest all-sky neutrino datasets ever acquired. DeepCore will provide sensitivity to neutrinos from possible neutralino dark matter annihilations in the Earth, Sun and galactic center, down to neutralino masses in the region of ~ 50 GeV. Tens of thousands of atmospheric neutrinos will be detected annually after oscillating over a baseline of up to one Earth diameter, opening the possibilities for muon neutrino disappearance and tau neutrino appearance measurements.

Original language	English
Article number	554
Journal	Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
Volume	229-232
Number of pages	1
ISSN	0920-5632
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2012.09.191
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2012

Keywords

IceCube
Neutrino astronomy
Neutrino oscillation

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