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Astrophysical neutrinos and cosmic rays observed by IceCube

Abstract:
The core mission of the IceCube Neutrino observatory is to study the origin and propagation of cosmic rays. IceCube, with its surface component IceTop, observes multiple signatures to accomplish this mission. Most important are the astrophysical neutrinos that are produced in interactions of cosmic rays, close to their sources and in interstellar space. IceCube is the first instrument that measures the properties of this astrophysical neutrino flux, and constrains its origin. In addition, the spectrum, composition and anisotropy of the local cosmic-ray flux are obtained from measurements of atmospheric muons and showers. Here we provide an overview of recent findings from the analysis of IceCube data, and their implications on our understanding of cosmic rays.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.asr.2017.05.030

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Theoretical Physics
Oxford college:
Linacre College
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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Advances in Space Research More from this journal
Volume:
62
Issue:
10
Pages:
2902-2930
Publication date:
2017-05-30
Acceptance date:
2017-05-20
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EISSN:
1879-1948
ISSN:
0273-1177


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2017-10-16

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