2009/01/29 by Francis Halzen, F. Halzen
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/171/1/012014
published as J.Phys.Conf.Ser.171:012014,2009; J.Phys.Conf.Ser.173:012021,2009 · 19 pages, 8 figures; Talk at Discrete 08, Valencia, Spain
arxiv created 2009/01/29 · openalex publication_date 2009/06/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2020/07/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
We discuss the status of the kilometer-scale neutrino detector IceCube and its low energy upgrade Deep Core and review its scientific potential for particle physics. We subsequently appraise IceCube's potential for revealing the enigmatic sources of cosmic rays. After all, this aspiration set the scale of the instrument. While only a smoking gun is missing for the case that the Galactic component of the cosmic ray spectrum originates in supernova remnants, the origin of the extragalactic component remains as inscrutable as ever. We speculate on the role of the nearby active galaxies Centaurus A and M87.