Research paper

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory: Instrumentation and Online Systems

In plain English

The detector reference describes IceCube's optical modules, drilling, calibration, data acquisition and event filtering, explaining how a cubic kilometer of ice becomes an observatory.

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    Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 Explained: IceCube & Neutrinos