IceCube Second Track Data Release IceTracks-DR2: Data from 2008-2022 for Neutrino Source Searches
Abstract
We present IceCube's latest release of muon track data for neutrino point-source searches, extending the previously published 10-year dataset to cover 14 years of observations (April 6, 2008 - May 23, 2022). This release features an updated event selection and improved detector calibration for data recorded after June 1, 2010. The release also includes binned instrument response functions and effective areas, enabling the community to perform sensitive searches for steady and transient neutrino sources. We report on key science results obtained with this dataset using internal IceCube analysis tools and compare them to those derived from analyses based on the binned response functions included in this public release. To facilitate reproducible research, we provide benchmark results obtained using this data release and publicly available software. This release represents IceCube's most sensitive and comprehensive publicly available all-sky muon track dataset to date and should be preferred over previous releases.
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Niels Bohr Institute , University of Copenhagen , DK-2100 Copenhagen , Denmark
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , University of Kansas , Lawrence , KS 66045 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI 48824 , USA
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University of California, Irvine
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , University of California , Irvine , CA 92697 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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University of California, Berkeley
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Dept. of Physics , University of California , Berkeley , CA 94720 , USA
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Dept. of Astronomy , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH 43210 , USA
Dept. of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics , Ohio State University , Columbus , OH 43210 , USA
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Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , D-44780 Bochum , Germany
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Dept. of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD 20742 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , University of Kansas , Lawrence , KS 66045 , USA
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Dept. of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD 20742 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Institute for Astroparticle Physics , D-76021 Karlsruhe , Germany
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Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology , Harvard University , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , GA 30332 , USA
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology , Harvard University , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , NV 89154 , USA
Nevada Center for Astrophysics , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , NV 89154 , USA
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Université Libre de Bruxelles , Science Faculty CP230 , B-1050 Brussels , Belgium
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , D-91058 Erlangen , Germany
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Dept. of Physics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Dept. of Physics , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA 02139 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) , Dienst ELEM , B-1050 Brussels , Belgium
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology , Harvard University , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA
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Université Libre de Bruxelles , Science Faculty CP230 , B-1050 Brussels , Belgium
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
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UCLouvain , Centre for Cosmology , Particle Physics and Phenomenology , CP3 , Chemin du Cyclotron 2 , 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI 48824 , USA
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Department of Physics & Astronomy , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , NV 89154 , USA
Nevada Center for Astrophysics , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , NV 89154 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , D-91058 Erlangen , Germany
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Dept. of Physics , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta , T6G 2E1 , Canada
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Technical University of Munich
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Physik-department , Technische Universität München , D-85748 Garching , Germany
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Dept. of Physics , TU Dortmund University , D-44221 Dortmund , Germany
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Institute for Astroparticle Physics , D-76021 Karlsruhe , Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Institute of Experimental Particle Physics , D-76021 Karlsruhe , Germany
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Dept. of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD 20742 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
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Dept. of Physics , Southern University , Baton Rouge , LA 70813 , USA
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics , Chiba University , Chiba 263-8522 , Japan
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
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