1. Science Advisory Committee March 30, 2006 Jim Yeck IceCube Project Director IceCube Construction Progress

2. IceCube Neutrino Observatory Project Status—March 29, 2006 South Pole Station IceCube Drill SiteIceCube Counting House 272M$ International Project 242M$ NSF MREFC Construction start FY 2002 Completion Planned FY 2010 (?) Operations Estimate ~10M$/yr 1400m 2400m

3. USA (14) Europe (15) Japan New Zealand Alabama University, USA Bartol Research Institute, Delaware, USA Pennsylvania State University, USA UC Berkeley, USA UC Irvine, USA Clark-Atlanta University, USA University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA Univ. of Maryland, USA Alabama University, USA Bartol Research Institute, Delaware, USA Pennsylvania State University, USA UC Berkeley, USA UC Irvine, USA Clark-Atlanta University, USA University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA Univ. of Maryland, USA IAS, Princeton, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA LBNL, Berkeley, USA University of Kansas, USA Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, USA IAS, Princeton, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA LBNL, Berkeley, USA University of Kansas, USA Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, USA Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Université de Mons-Hainaut, Belgium Universiteit Gent, Belgium Humboldt Universität, Germany Universität Mainz, Germany DESY Zeuthen, Germany Universität Dortmund, Germany Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Université de Mons-Hainaut, Belgium Universiteit Gent, Belgium Humboldt Universität, Germany Universität Mainz, Germany DESY Zeuthen, Germany Universität Dortmund, Germany Universität Wuppertal, Germany MPI Heidelberg, Germany Uppsala university, Sweden Stockholm university, Sweden Imperial College, London, UK Oxford university, UK Utrecht university, Netherlands Universität Wuppertal, Germany MPI Heidelberg, Germany Uppsala university, Sweden Stockholm university, Sweden Imperial College, London, UK Oxford university, UK Utrecht university, Netherlands Chiba university, Japan University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ Chiba university, Japan University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ ANTARCTICA The IceCube Collaboration

4. Scientific Goals  To detect cosmic neutrinos from the sources of the cosmic rays  Active Galactic Nuclei?  Supernova remnants ?  Gamma Ray Bursts ?  ?  Search for neutrinos from dark matter annihilations  Neutrino properties  The unknown (a new window to the Universe)

5. Scope Implementation Logistics, Drilling, Deployment, RPSC Deployment Support Instrumentation DOM Production, IceTop, Cables Data Acquisition Hardware and Software Data Systems Simulations, Data Handling and Filtering, Experiment Control Detector Commissioning & Verification Verification, Reconstruction, Characterization, and AMANDA Integration

6. 19 strings with 677 optical modules Completed 2000 - First 10 strings AMANDA-B10 Took data 1997-1999 AMANDA Telescope

7. IceCube Neutrino Observatory IceTop air shower array 70+ pair of ice Cherenkov tanks IceCube 70+ strings with 60 optical modules 17 m between optical modules 125 m between strings 1 Gton detector

8. IceCube March 2006

9. Construction Strategy Maximize the amount of IceCube instrumentation that can be safely installed at the South Pole in each austral summer season – Installation should not be limited by the availability of instrumentation – Critical path is the drilling of holes Construction schedule constraints: – South Pole construction season limited to the austral summer and often impacted by weather conditions – Limits on the number of flights to the Pole (cargo space) – Limit on the number of people that can be supported at the pole

10. South Pole Population 05/06

12. Project Management and Oversight External Annual Baseline and Progress Reviews International Oversight and Finance Group Internal Annual Project Advisory Panel Meetings Monthly Status Meetings Weekly Technical Board and Level 2 Management Meetings Weekly Coordination Meetings with NSF and Raytheon

14. 10” PMT Hamatsu- 70 33 cm 10” PMT Hammatsu IceCube Digital Optical Module (DOM) Flasher board Main board

15. IceTop: ice tank

16. Hot-water drilling Hose reel Drill tower IceTop tanks Hot water generator

19. String cable 2500 m Weight ~6 tons

22. Drilling ICECUBE 2450 m AMANDA AMANDA String 19 & IceCube Drilling

24. Deployment Dates 2005/2006

27. Contingency Experience

28. Summary  AMANDA accumulating data for the 7th year  One year of experience with the first IceCube string  String deployment speed reached expectations  Verifications of the new IceCube strings in progress  More PMT-cathode area in IceCube than in AMANDA  Deployed IceCube strings already larger than AMANDA  IceCube on track towards a 1 km 3 neutrino telescope!

29. DOM Deployment Drilling Manufacturing Logistics Collaboration Events First IceCube String Deployed—All DOMs Working—Events Detected