The world as topological insulator
David B. Kaplan - University of Washington
Grant, D. (2019). Neutrino hunting in the Antarctic. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/19040075
Grant, Darren. Neutrino hunting in the Antarctic. Perimeter Institute, Apr. 10, 2019, https://pirsa.org/19040075
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doi = {10.48660/19040075},
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author = {Grant, Darren},
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language = {en},
title = {Neutrino hunting in the Antarctic},
publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
year = {2019},
month = {apr},
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In some of the planet's most extreme environments scientists are constructing enormous detectors to study the very rare interactions produced by neutrinos. In particular, at South Pole Station Antarctica more than a cubic kilometer of the deep glacial ice has been instrumented to construct the world's largest neutrino detector to date: the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Designed to detect the highest energy neutrinos expected to be produced in astrophysical processes, IceCube has established a vibrant scientific program that has begun to revolutionize the fields of particle and astro-physics. In this talk I will present some of the most recent results from this new window to the Universe, and will discuss the plans underway to significantly enhance its long-term future reach.