Title :
The IceCube Detector: A Large Sensor Network at the South Pole
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
The recent development of smart sensors connected through a network is enabling new types of scientific experiments of unprecedented scale at extreme locations. One such experiment is the IceCube neutrino observatory being completed at the geographical South Pole. IceCube´s main scientific goals are to detect astrophysical sources of high-energy neutrinos and solve the mystery of the origin of cosmic rays.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; cosmic ray neutrinos; intelligent sensors; IceCube Detector; South Pole; cosmic ray; neutrino observatory; sensor network; smart sensor; Arrays; Detectors; Monitoring; Neutrino sources; Optical sensors; Satellites; South Pole; astronomy; distributed applications; physics; sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2010.85
