First Year Performance Paper - Table of Contents

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• IceCube Collaboration and Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Overview of the Detector
  • 2.1 The Digital Optical Module (DOM)
  • 2.2 Production and Testing
    • 2.2.1 Data Acquisition Software
  • 2.3 Configuration in 2005
    • 2.3.1 Drilling and Deployment
    • 2.3.2 The In-Ice Configuration
    • 2.3.3 IceTop Tanks
    • 2.3.4 Cabling
  • 2.4 Data Acquisition Hardware
• 3 Calibration of Gains and Timing
  • 3.1 The ATWD and Amplifier Calibration
  • 3.2 Calibration of the PMT gain
  • 3.3 Timing Calibration
  • 3.4 Time resolution studies using the DOM flashers
• 4 Track Reconstruction in IceCube
  • 4.1 Muon Track Reconstruction
  • 4.2 Candidate Neutrino Search With A Single IceCube String
  • 4.3 Systematic Timing Offset Study With Downgoing Muons
• 5 Air-showers in IceCube
  • 5.1 Tank Calibration And Performance
  • 5.2 Shower Reconstruction
  • 5.3 Single Station Coincidences With String-21
  • 5.4 Air-showers in Coincidence With String-21
• 6 Coincidences of String-21 with AMANDA and SPASE
  • 6.1 String-21 and AMANDA
  • 6.2 String-21 and SPASE
• 7 Summary and Plan for Completion
• Acknowledgements and References