All-sky Point-source IceCube Data: Neutrino Events from 2008-2018

IceCube's 10-year sample of track-like neutrino candidate events used for point-source searches, covering data from April 2008 to spring 2018. The dataset includes reconstructed particle information, detector uptime lists, and instrument response functions for each season. It was created and released by the IceCube Collaboration.

Use Cases

• Training point-source detection models based on reconstructed particle information.
• Analyzing temporal neutrino flux from specific sources like NGC 1068 or TXS 0506+056.
• Simulating detector response for neutrino signals using the provided Monte Carlo data.
• Performing time-integrated statistical searches for neutrino emission from a catalog of 110 potential sources.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal baseline of approximately 10 years of IceCube data.
• Includes data for 110 potential neutrino sources, with evidence highlighting four specific sources.
• Provides supporting files like good run lists and instrument response functions for analysis.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is not intended for use in diffuse astrophysical spectral analyses, limiting its scope.

Provenance

Source

IceCube Collaboration

Collection Method

Events are track-like neutrino candidates detected by the IceCube observatory.

Time Range

2008 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 16:16:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

All-sky (global)