Talk:IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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[edit] solar vs. other neutrinos

i have heard the installation will discern between neutrinos of solar origin and those emanating from elsewhere. I'd like a section explaining how this will be done. Doceddi 17:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Neutrinos of solar origin are far too low in energy to be seen by IceCube. Solar neutrinos have energies below 20MeV, IceCube's energy threshold will be orders of magnitude above that.Flying fish 22:34, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Location?

The article states that the installation is being constructed "at the south pole". Is this accurate? Antarctica is a pretty big place and the South pole is a specific location within the continent! Is it really being constructed at the south pole, or is it somewhere else in Antarctica? If it is at the south pole, was this location chosen for any particular reason (over any other possible location in Antarctica)? 82.211.95.178 12:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

It is in fact, and I believe it's at the South Pole because they have thick ice sheets. --Falcorian (talk) 15:36, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

The reason IceCube is at the geographic South Pole is because

  1. the ice sheet is 3 km thick
  2. there is a large station there to support power and other infrastructure

Coldmole (talk) 04:38, 13 December 2007 (UTC)