Status and plans for the instrumentation of the IceCube Surface Array Enhancement
Status and plans for the instrumentation of the IceCube Surface Array Enhancement
The surface array of IceCube, IceTop, operates primarily as a cosmic-ray detector, as well as a veto for astrophysical neutrino searches for the IceCube in-ice instrumentation. However, the snow accumulation on top of the IceTop detectors increases the detection threshold and attenuates the measured IceTop signals. Enhancing IceTop by a …