2000

AMANDA-II neutrino detector at the South Pole is completed

AMANDA’s later development stage was known as AMANDA-II. Nine additional strings were added in 2000, bringing the array to a total of 677 optical modules mounted on 19 separate strings that were spread out in a rough circle with a diameter of 200 meters. AMANDA-II operated through 2009.

A photo of a DOM being deployed at the South Pole.
A photo of a DOM being deployed at the South Pole during the 1999-2000 austral summer season. Credit: Bob Morse