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Getting Science Beyond the Research Community: Examples of Education and Outreach from the IceCube Project

2011/10/07 by J. Madsen, James Madsen, Madsen, James
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #astro-ph.IM

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1110.1600

http:/icecube.wisc.edu/collaboration/authors

arxiv created 2011/10/07 · openalex publication_date 2011/10/07 · arxiv updated 2019/08/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The IceCube collaboration has built an in-ice neutrino telescope and a surface detector array, IceTop, at the South Pole. Over 5000 digital optical modules have been deployed in a cubic kilometer of ice between 1450 and 2450 m below the surface. The novel observatory provides a new window to explore the universe. The combination of cutting-edge discovery science and the exotic Antarctic environment is an ideal vehicle to excite and engage a wide audience. Examples of how the international IceCube Collaboration has brought the Universe to a broader audience via the South Pole are described.

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