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The
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
is a
neutrino detector
constructed at the
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
in Antarctica. Similar to its predecessor, the
Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array
, IceCube consists of spherical optical sensors called Digital Optical Modules, each with a
photomultiplier tube
, located under the Antarctic ice and distributed over a cubic kilometre. The project is a recognized
CERN
experiment and construction was completed in 2010. This photograph shows the exterior of the IceCube building in 2023.
Photograph credit:
Christopher Michel
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