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First Year Performance Paper: Table of Contents
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IceCube Collaboration and Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Overview of the Detector
2.1 The Digital Optical Module (DOM)
2.2 Production and Testing
2.2.1 Data Acquisition Software
2.3 Configuration in 2005
2.3.1 Drilling and Deployment
2.3.2 The In-Ice Configuration
2.3.3 IceTop Tanks
2.3.4 Cabling
2.4 Data Acquisition Hardware
3 Calibration of Gains and Timing
3.1 The ATWD and Amplifier Calibration
3.2 Calibration of the PMT gain
3.3 Timing Calibration
3.4 Time resolution studies using the DOM flashers
4 Track Reconstruction in IceCube
4.1 Muon Track Reconstruction
4.2 Candidate Neutrino Search With A Single IceCube String
4.3 Systematic Timing Offset Study With Downgoing Muons
5 Air-showers in IceCube
5.1 Tank Calibration And Performance
5.2 Shower Reconstruction
5.3 Single Station Coincidences With String-21
5.4 Air-showers in Coincidence With String-21
6 Coincidences of String-21 with AMANDA and SPASE
6.1 String-21 and AMANDA
6.2 String-21 and SPASE
7 Summary and Plan for Completion
Acknowledgements and References
