Highlights and prospects from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

23 Oct 2023, 17:45
15m
Oral Presentation NEUTRINO PHYSICS AND DARK MATTER SEARCHES Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter Searches

Speaker

Sarah Mechbal (DESY Zeuthen)

Description

Since the beginning of its full operation in 2011, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole station, has pioneered many discoveries in neutrino astronomy, cosmic ray physics, and particle physics. This talk will present the experiment, and highlight recent discoveries, such as the evidence for neutrino emission from the active galactic nucleus NGC 1068, the first observation of neutrinos coming from the Galactic Plane, and the detection of a Glashow resonance event. The ongoing extension of the current detector, the IceCube Upgrade, will push IceCube’s energy threshold to a few GeV, and enhance the understanding of the detector systematics, with the installation of over 700 novel optical sensors, and some 50 calibration devices. Finally, we introduce IceCube-Gen2, the proposed next generation of the observatory, aimed to build upon the experience and discoveries of the past decade.

Primary author

Sarah Mechbal (DESY Zeuthen)

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