1. IceCube Construction Endgame
Jim Yeck
IceCube Project Director
University of Wisconsin
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008

2. IceCube Construction and Operations Organization
National Science Foundation
International Oversight & Finance Group
IceCube Collaboration & Collaboration Board
Spokesperson, T. Gaisser
Analysis Coordinator, G. Hill
Executive Committee
Science Advisory Committee
Chair, M. Shaevitz
UW Leadership Team
Chair, J. Wiley
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Principal Investigator, F. Halzen
Director, J. Yeck
Associate Director, A. Karle
Associate Director, R. Paulos
Software Coordinator, M. Merck
Safety & QA Manager, M. Zernick
UW IceCube Center Support
Accounting & Purchasing Services
(shared with KRC), R. Paulos (A)
Education & Outreach, E. Malkus
Human Resources, T. Wipperfurth
Information Technology, M. Mueller
Resource Coordinator, D. Laitsch
Trigger, Filter, Transmit Board
Chair, E. Blaufuss
Project Controls, Engineering & Polar Support
R. Paulos
Drilling & String
Installation
T. Hutchings
Instrumentation
J. Haugen
Data Infrastructure
Construction
G. Sullivan
Detector Operations & Maintenance
K. Hanson
Computing Technology & Support
D. Schneider
Software & Data Processing
M. Merck (A)
Project Controls
A. Peles
Engineering
R. Paulos
Raytheon Polar Services Company
S. Clapp
Drill
A. Elcheick
String Installation
T. Ham
Logistics
T. Hannaford
Optical Modules
J. Haugen
IceTop
T. Gaisser
Cables/Special Devices
J. Baccus
Data Acquisition System
K. Hanson
Data Systems
G. Sullivan
Verification & Commissioning
D. Cowen
Pre-Operations
J. Yeck
Run Coordination
A. Goldschmidt
Operations & Maintenance
M. Krasberg
DAQ/Online Processing
J. Jacobsen
Monitoring
I. Taboada
Northern Data Center
J. Richards
Network Security
P. Wisniewski
Tier 0 (NPX) 2
S. Barnet
South Pole System & Test System Maintenance
K. Soundarapandian
Data Transfer
C. McKenzie
Filtering & Software
E. Blaufuss
Primary Data Processing
M. Merck (A)
Data Integrity
C. Rott
Monte Carlo Production
K. Hultqvist
Calibration
K. Woschnagg
Legend
Direction and Reporting
Advice and Recommendations
Project Support
(A) Acting
April 1, 2008

3. Original Detector Baseline
70 vertical strings plus surface stations
4,480 Digital Optical Modules (DOM)
60 DOM/string spaced between 1450 and 2450 meters
2 DOM/surface tank and 2 tanks at each surface location
Integrate AMANDA
Instrumented volume of ≤1 km3 of ice
Software and computing required to commission and operate the detector
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008

4. Cost & Schedule Baseline
Baseline (Hartill 02/04) Current (04/08)
Cost: TPC $271.8 million $276.6 million
NSF $242.1 million $242.1 million unchanged
Foreign $ million $ million
Earned Value: $220.0 million (83%)
Contingency: $ 40 million (22%) $ million (24%)
Most of the Technical Risk Retired
Schedule: 4th Quarter, nd Quarter, 2011
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008

5. 2007/08 Season
Excellent planning, shared commitment, and consistent positive results
Solid basis for future planning
50% of total instrumentation installed
M&O mode of operations
Safety must continue to be the highest priority
Opportunities for improvement will be pursued
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008

6. Installation Status & Plans
AMANDA 21 30 29 40 50 39 38 49 59 46 47 48 58 57 66 67 74 65 73 78 56 72
40 strings
IceCube string deployed 01/05
IceCube string deployed 12/05 – 01/06
IceCube string and IceTop station deployed 12/06 – 01/07
IceCube string deployed 12/07 – 01/08
IceCube Lab commissioned
Planning for at least 16 strings in 2008/09 ( )

7. Drilling/Deployment Performance

8. String Installation Actuals & Plans
IceCube Strings*
04/05
05/06
06/07
07/08
08/09
09/10
10/11
Annual Baseline 1 8 13 18 16 12
Cumulative Baseline 9 22 40 56 68 80
Annual Goal 19 15 6
Cumulative Goal 59 74
Inner Core (AMANDA)
Annual Baseline (Proposed) 1 5
Cumulative Baseline 6
* IceTop installation coupled to string installation plans

9. Cost & Schedule Performance

10. Contingency (% of Work-to-Go)
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008

11. Projected Contingency

12. M&O Funding & Tracking

13. Summary Construction project is ~83% complete (earned value)
Confident in the quality of completion plans
Conservative baseline plan for additional drilling years
Materials and labor costs are well understood
Continuous attention to safety and technical performance
Operations formally underway
Restoring strings as originally planned
Plans in place for 80 Strings/IceTop Stations
Plan to replace AMANDA with 6+ Strings
May 5, 2008
IceCube SAC Meeting
May 2008