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Erik Blaufuss (Univerity of Maryland)
McDonald Institute Seminar Series
Location: Queen's: STI 501 / YouTube
Date: March 5, 2026
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Results from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the IceCube Upgrade and the prospects for IceCube-Gen2
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory instruments a cubic-kilometre of glacial ice under the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, to detect neutrinos above ~100 GeV and perform astroparticle observations of the Universe. Astrophysical neutrinos are expected to be created in the birthplaces of high-energy cosmic rays, and point the way back to these elusive sources. Since IceCube’s detection of a diffuse flux of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos in 2013, identifying their sources has been the primary science goal. This talk will present the latest measurements of the astrophysical neutrino flux, highlight the real-time alerts generated by astrophysical neutrino detections that trigger rapid follow-up observations by the community. Additionally, the successful deployment of the IceCube Upgrade and physics potential of a future IceCube-Gen2 facility at the South Pole will be highlighted.
The McDonald Institute seminar will be held in Stirling 501 and streamed live to the McDonald Institute YouTube channel.
A Zoom link is also available and shared via email by the organizers. Please reach out to admin@mcdonaldinstitute.ca for access.