IceCube
IceCube Neutrino Observatory

IceCube: Project Timeline

  • Completed

    May 2004

    1. IceCube Construction Project Baseline and U.S. National Science Board Construction Funding Approval
  • Completed

    June 2004

    1. UW Milestone - Validate Digital Optical Module Requirements for First Year Deployment
  • Completed

    July 2004

    1. UW Milestone - Conduct DOM Production Readiness Review for Initial Strings and Tanks
  • Completed

    August 2004

    1. Complete EHWD System Integration, Verification, and Testing
  • Completed

    September 2004

    1. UW Milestone - First Digital Optical Module Accepted and Ready for Shipment
  • Completed

    December 2004

    1. UW Milestone - Complete Shipment of EHWD Equipment to the South Pole
    2. Deploy initial IceTop Tanks
  • Completed

    January 2005

    1. Construction Status - 1 String and 8 Tanks Deployed
    2. Assemble and Operate the Enhanced Hot Water Drill at the South Pole
    3. Deploy Initial In-Ice Strings
    4. UW Milestone - Complete Assembly EHWD at the South Pole
  • Completed

    February 2005

    1. UW Milestone - Begin End-to-End System Tests of Initial Strings and Tanks
  • Completed

    April 2005

    1. UW Milestone - Collect and Process Data with Initial Strings and Tanks
  • Completed

    May 2005

    1. Complete End-to-End System Tests of Initial Strings and IceTop Array
  • Completed

    January 2006

    1. Construction Status - 9 Strings and 32 Tanks Deployed
  • Completed

    February 2006

    1. Determine Annual String Deployment Rates for Future Years
    2. UW Milestone - Perform Initial In-Ice and IceTop Data System Integration
  • Completed

    March 2006

    1. UW Milestone - Validate Digital Optical Module Requirements
  • Completed

    June 2006

    1. Establish Full Production Rate of Digital Optical Modules
  • Completed

    September 2006

    1. UW Milestone - Approve full production contracts for DOM and DAQ Components
  • Completed

    November 2006

    1. Validate In-Ice and IceTop Design
  • Completed

    December 2006

    1. UW Milestone - Beneficial Occupancy of the IceCube Laboratory
  • Completed

    January 2007

    1. Construction Status - 22 Strings and 52 Tanks Deployed
    2. Full Occupancy of the IceCube Laboratory
  • Completed

    March 2007

    1. Initial Operational and Data Analysis Capability
    2. UW Milestone - Complete AMANDA/IceCube Integration
    3. UW Milestone - Compete Detector Verification and Physics Benchmarking for Initial Operations
  • Completed

    August 2007

    1. Data System Software Complete
  • Completed

    January 2008

    1. Construction Status - 40 Strings and 80 Tanks Deployed
  • Incomplete

    June 2008

    1. Complete Integration of In-Ice and IceTop Data Systems
  • Incomplete

    January 2009

    1. Construction Status - 59 Strings and 120 Tanks Deployed
  • Incomplete

    January 2010

    1. Construction Status - 77 Strings (6 Deep Core) and 148 Tanks Deployed
  • Incomplete

    January 2011

    1. Construction Status - 86 Strings and 160 Tanks Deployed