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December 18, 2024
Surface Telescopes
Surface Telescopes
Although the main part of IceCube is buried 1.5-2.5 kilometers under the surface, there are several sub-systems of the detector located on the surface such as scintillator panels and radio antennas. One of our first tasks was surveying the various surface stations.
View of the various surface stations such as scintillator panel and antennas.
Radio antenna
Surveying
Surveying
The surveying equipment consists of a base, a "rover" that is moved around to various sites, and the measurements are recorded on a tablet. We were very bundled up since we were outside for a few hours in -15°F (-38°F with windchill).
Setting up the base. In the background you can see the South Pole Telescope and the BICEP experiment. The edge of the IceCube building is visible on the right.
"Rover" on one of the scintillator stations.
Passing the time with snow angels while the equipment is initializing
Bonus Picture
Bonus Picture
View of the surface stations from the IceCube lab building
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