THE ICECUBE NEUTRINO TELESCOPE
Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Telescope, a huge Neutrino Telescope with 1 cubic km instrumented volume, starts construction in 2004. The project status and the expected sensitivity and performance for detecting high energy cosmic neutrinos are reported. Preliminary results based on AMANDA experience without taking into account IceCube's new digital technology indicate a sensitivity to a diffuse muon neutrino energy flux of 10-8 GeV/cm2 sr sec. Proposed models for GRB emission should be observable in less than one year. The capability of EHE neutrino detection is also briefly mentioned.