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Three-year performance of the IceAct telescopes at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Pos : proceedings of science, v 444, 367
27 Sep 2024
Abstract
IceAct is an array of compact Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes at the ice surface as part of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The telescopes, featuring a camera of 61 silicon photomultipliers and fresnel-lens-based optics, are optimized to be operated in harsh environmental conditions, such as at the South Pole. Since 2019, the first two telescopes have been operating in a stereoscopic configuration in the center of IceCube's surface detector IceTop. With an energy threshold of about 10 TeV and a wide field-of-view, the IceAct telescopes show promising capabilities of improving current cosmic-ray composition studies: measuring the Cherenkov light emissions in the atmosphere adds new information about the shower development not accessible with the current detectors. First simulations indicate that the added information of a single telescope leads, e.g., to an improved discrimination between flux contributions from different primary particle species in the sensitive energy range.
We review the performance and detector operations of the telescopes during the past 3 years (2020-2022) and give an outlook on the future of IceAct.
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- Title
- Three-year performance of the IceAct telescopes at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- Creators
- R. Abbasi - Loyola University ChicagoM. Ackermann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYJ. Adams - University of CanterburyS. K. Agarwalla - Institute of Physics, Sainik School Post, Bhubaneswar, IndiaJ. A. Aguilar - Université Libre de BruxellesM. Ahlers - University of CopenhagenJ. M. Alameddine - TU Dortmund UniversityN. M. Amin - University of DelawareK. Andeen - Marquette UniversityG. Anton - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergC. Argüelles - Harvard UniversityY. Ashida - University of UtahS. Athanasiadou - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYS. N. Axani - University of DelawareX. Bai - South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyA. V. Balagopal - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM. Baricevic - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS. W. Barwick - University of California, IrvineV. Basu - University of Wisconsin–MadisonR. Bay - University of California, BerkeleyJ. J. Beatty - The Ohio State UniversityJ. Becker Tjus - Chalmers University of TechnologyJ. Beise - Uppsala UniversityC. Bellenghi - Technical University of MunichC. Benning - RWTH Aachen UniversityS. BenZvi - University of RochesterD. Berley - University of Maryland, College ParkE. Bernardini - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, Padova, ItalyD. Z. Besson - University of KansasE. Blaufuss - University of Maryland, College ParkS. Blot - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYF. Bontempo - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyJ. Y. Book - Harvard UniversityC. Boscolo Meneguolo - Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, Padova, ItalyS. Böser - Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, GermanyO. Botner - Uppsala UniversityJ. Böttcher - RWTH Aachen UniversityE. Bourbeau - University of CopenhagenJ. Braun - University of Wisconsin–MadisonT. Bretz - GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, GermanyB. Brinson - Georgia Institute of TechnologyJ. Brostean-Kaiser - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR. T. Burley - Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustraliaR. S. Busse - University of MünsterD. Butterfield - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM. A. Campana - Dept. of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesK. Carloni - Harvard UniversityE. G. Carnie-Bronca - The University of AdelaideS. Chattopadhyay - Institute of Physics, Sainik School Post, Bhubaneswar, IndiaN. Chau - Université Libre de BruxellesC. Chen - Georgia Institute of TechnologyZ. Chen - Stony Brook UniversityD. Chirkin - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS. Choi - Sungkyunkwan UniversityB. A. Clark - University of Maryland, College ParkL. Classen - University of MünsterA. Coleman - Uppsala UniversityG. H. Collin - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA. Connolly - The Ohio State UniversityJ. M. Conrad - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyP. Coppin - Vrije Universiteit BrusselP. Correa - Vrije Universiteit BrusselD. F. Cowen - Pennsylvania State UniversityP. Dave - Georgia Institute of TechnologyC. De Clercq - Vrije Universiteit BrusselJ. J. DeLaunay - University of AlabamaD. Delgado - Harvard UniversityS. Deng - RWTH Aachen UniversityK. Deoskar - Stockholm UniversityA. Desai - University of Wisconsin–MadisonP. Desiati - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK. D. de Vries - Vrije Universiteit BrusselG. de Wasseige - UCLouvainT. DeYoung - Michigan State UniversityA. Diaz - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. C. Díaz-Vélez - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM. Dittmer - University of MünsterA. Domi - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergH. Dujmovic - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM. A. DuVernois - University of Wisconsin–MadisonT. Ehrhardt - Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Mainz, GermanyP. Eller - Technical University of MunichE. Ellinger - University of WuppertalS. El Mentawi - RWTH Aachen UniversityD. Elsässer - TU Dortmund UniversityR. Engel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, Karlsruhe, GermanyH. Erpenbeck - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ. Evans - University of Maryland, College ParkP. A. Evenson - University of DelawareK. L. Fan - University of Maryland, College ParkK. Fang - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK. Farrag - Chiba UniversityA. R. Fazely - Dept. of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, United StatesA. Fedynitch - Institute of Physics, Academia SinicaN. Feigl - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinS. Fiedlschuster - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergC. Finley - Stockholm UniversityL. Fischer - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYD. Fox - Pennsylvania State UniversityA. Franckowiak - Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Publication Details
- Pos : proceedings of science, v 444, 367
- Publisher
- Proceedings of Science
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- Michigan State University (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100007709) Helmholtz Association (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100009318) Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100003130) Marsden Fund (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100009193) Australian Research Council (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100000923) Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100002347) U.S. National Science Foundation-Physics Division Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100004063) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/501100000038) University of Wisconsin–Madison, Open Science Grid
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- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85212309937
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- 991022202523604721