Probing the Universe With High-Energy Neutrinos: Recent Results and Future Prospects from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

by Austin Schneider (UW Madison)

Tuesday 23 Apr 2019, 12:30 → 13:30 America/Los_Angeles

48/2-224 - Madrone (SLAC)

In recent years the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has firmly established the existance of a high-energy isotropic neutrino flux of astrophysical origin, a result which has by now attained statistical significance in excess of 7 sigma. Despite this, there are still many challenges in precisely measuring the properties of this flux and determining the source of these neutrinos. I will first cover some of IceCube's latest results in measuring the astrophysical flux. With improvements to modelling and analysis techniques, IceCube is now able to better constrain the flavor content of the astrophysical neutrino flux, allowing us to place limits on modifications to standard neutrino oscillations. I will also explore some latest hints in the high energy neutrino data, and outline plans for the next generation of neutrino astronomy.