They got some great outdoor photos last week under bright moonlight—no headlamps needed to walk around outside. […]
Week 23 at the Pole
Machine-learning method allows IceCube to study cosmic rays at new-low energies
IceCube has found a way to detect cosmic rays of lower energies previously unreachable by IceTop. In a paper submitted to Physical Review D, “Cosmic Ray Spectrum from 250 TeV to 10 PeV using IceTop,” the IceCube Collaboration explains how they implemented a new two-station trigger as well as the machine-learning method developed to analyze these events […]
Week 22 at the Pole
Submitted ideas for the next pole marker are on display. The winterovers will vote on their favorite design for the 2021 marker. […]
IceCube statement on recent global events
The leadership of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory stands in unity with the members of the global community striving to overcome hundreds of years of systemic racism. […]
Week 21 at the Pole
OK, so the weather’s cold (June average of -64° F), but there was lots of “cool” stuff at the Pole last week for IceCube’s winterovers. […]
Week 20 at the Pole
It’s cold at the South Pole, no matter how you slice and dice it. And as winter settles in, temperatures go even lower. […]
Week 19 at the Pole
Last week was a relatively quiet week at the Pole. Well, quiet as far as the IceCube detector was concerned, but there were a variety of things going on as usual. […]
Week 18 at the Pole
The recent photos from the Pole reflect a peacefulness outside, with the impending darkness of winter still held off by a bright moon. […]
South Pole ice temperature
Introduction The temperature of South Pole ice has been measured with dedicated thermistors installed along some of the instrumentation cables in both the AMANDA and in the IceCube experiment. For details regarding the AMANDA measurements, please see PNAS June 11, 2002 99 (12) 7844-7847; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.082238999. Similar instrumentation was installed along a few of the IceCube […]
Week 17 at the Pole
The skies are getting darker as the period of twilight comes to an end. As dark as it is, IceCube’s winterovers find it surprising how colorful the sky can become. […]