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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik
T 42: Exp. Methods, IceAct, Auger, RNO-G
T 42.3: Talk
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 17:30–17:45, POT/0081
Three Years Performance of IceAct — •Lars Heuermann1, Thomas Bretz2, Oliver Janik1, Silvia Latseva1, Andreas Nöll1, Merlin Schaufel1, Lea Schlickmann1, and Christopher Wiebusch1 — 1RWTH Aachen University - Physics Institute III B, Aachen, Germany — 2GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
IceAct is an array of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes at the ice surface as part of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The telescopes, featuring a camera of 61 Silicon Photomultipliers and a fresnel lens based optic, are optimised to be operated in harsh environmental conditions, such as the South Pole. Since 2019, the first two telescopes operate in a stereoscopic configuration in the centre of IceCube's surface detector IceTop. The telescopes enable improved cosmic ray studies and cross calibrations of IceCube and IceTop by a hybrid measurement of air showers. This talk will review the performance and detector operations of the past 3 years of the telescopes as well as give an outlook for the future of IceAct.