IceTop Surface Array of Optical Detectors (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

IceTop Surface Array of Optical Detectors

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The IceTop surface array of detectors is installed on top of the over mile-long string of optical detectors frozen in deep holes below the snow-covered surface. The surface "eyes" will measure cascades of neutrino particles generated by high-energy cosmic rays.

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