{"paper":{"title":"A combined maximum-likelihood analysis of the high-energy astrophysical neutrino flux measured with IceCube","license":"http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/","headline":"","cross_cats":[],"primary_cat":"astro-ph.HE","authors_text":"A. Bernhard, A. Christov, A. Fedynitch, A. Goldschmidt, A. Gro{\\ss}, A. Haj Ismail, A. Hallgren, A. H. Cruz Silva, A. Homeier, A. Ishihara, A. Kappes, A. Karle, A. Keivani, A. Kheirandish, A. Koob, A. M. Brown, A. Meli, A. Obertacke, A. Olivas, A. Omairat, A. O'Murchadha, A. R. Fazely, A. Sandrock, A. Sch\\\"onwald, A. Schukraft, A. Stasik, A. St\\\"o{\\ss}l, A. Terliuk, A. Wallace, B. Christy, B. Eberhardt, B. Eichmann, B. Hansmann, B. J. Whelan, B. Kaminsky, B. Riedel, B. Ruzybayev, C. Arguelles, C. Bohm, C. De Clercq, C. Finley, C. Ha, C. Haack, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Kopper, C. P\\'erez de los Heros, C. Pfendner, C. Rott, C. Spiering, C. Walck, C. Weaver, C. Wendt, C. Wichary, D. Altmann, D. Berley, D. Bindig, D. Bose, D. Chirkin, D. F. Cowen, D. Gier, D. G\\'ora, D. Grant, D. Hebecker, D. Heereman, D. Hellwig, D. J. Boersma, D. J. Koskinen, D. L. Xu, D. Pieloth, D. R. Nygren, D. R. Williams, D. Ryckbosch, D. Seckel, D. Soldin, D. Tosi, D. Z. Besson, E. A. Strahler, E. Beiser, E. Bernardini, E. Blaufuss, E. Cheung, E. Jacobi, E. Middell, E. Middlemas, E. Pinat, E. Resconi, E. Unger, F. Bos, F. Halzen, F. Huang, F. McNally, F. Scheriau, G. Binder, G. C. Hill, G. de Wasseige, G. Golup, G. Kohnen, G. Kroll, G. Maggi, G. Merino, G. M. Spiczak, G. S. Japaridze, G. Te\\v{s}i\\'c, G. T. Przybylski, G. W. Sullivan, G. Yodh, H. Dembinski, H.-G. Sander, H. Kolanoski, H. Niederhausen, H.-P. Bretz, H. S. Matis, H. Taavola, H. Wissing, IceCube Collaboration: M. G. Aartsen, I. Taboada, J. A. Aguilar, J. Adams, J. A. Goodman, J. A. Pepper, J. Auffenberg, J. Becker Tjus, J. Blumenthal, J. Braun, J. Casey, J. C. Davis, J. C. D\\'iaz-V\\'elez, J. C. Groh, J. Daughhetee, J. Feintzeig, J. Felde, J. Gallagher, J. G. Gonzalez, J. Hignight, J. J. Beatty, J. Kemp, J. Kiryluk, J. Kl\\\"as, J. Kunnen, J. Leuner, J. L. Kelley, J. L. Lanfranchi, J. L\\\"unemann, J. Madsen, J. Miller, J. P. A. M. de Andr\\'e, J. P. Dumm, J. Posselt, J. P\\\"utz, J. P. Yanez, J. Sandroos, J. Vandenbroucke, J. van Santen, J. Veenkamp, K. Abraham, K. B. M. Mahn, K. Clark, K. D. de Vries, K. D. Hoffman, K. Filimonov, K. Ghorbani, K. Hanson, K.-H. Becker, K. Helbing, K. Holzapfel, K. Hoshina, K. Hultqvist, K. Jero, K. Krings, K. Mase, K. Meagher, K. Rawlins, K. Schatto, K. Wiebe, K. Woschnagg, L. Brayeur, L. Classen, L. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. K\\\"opke, L. Mohrmann, L. Paul, L. R\\\"adel, L. Sabbatini, L. Schulte, L. Wille, M. Ackermann, M. Ahlers, M. Ahrens, M. Archinger, M. Bissok, M. B\\\"orner, M. Casier, M. Day, M. de With, M. Dunkman, M. Glagla, M. Huber, M. J. Larson, M. Jurkovic, M. Kauer, M. Kowalski, M. Kroll, M. Labare, M. Lesiak-Bzdak, M. Leuermann, M. Medici, M. N. Tobin, M. Quinnan, M. Rameez, M. Relich, M. Richman, M. Rongen, M. Schimp, M. Schmitz, M. Stahlberg, M. Stamatikos, M. Sutherland, M. Tselengidou, M. Usner, M. Vehring, M. Voge, M. Vraeghe, M. Wallraff, M. W. E. Smith, M. Wolf, M. Zoll, N. A. Stanisha, N. Buzinsky, N. Kurahashi, N. L. Strotjohann, N. van Eijndhoven, N. Wandkowsky, N. Whitehorn, O. Botner, O. Fadiran, P. A. Evenson, P. A. Toale, P. Berghaus, P. B. Price, P. Desiati, P. Gretskov, P. O. Hulth, P. Redl, P. Zarzhitsky, R. Bay, R. Eagan, R. Gaior, R. G. Stokstad, R. Hellauer, R. Hoffmann, R. Konietz, R. Maruyama, R. Maunu, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, R. Reimann, R. Shanidze, R. Str\\\"om, S. BenZvi, S. B\\\"oser, S. C. Nowicki, S. Coenders, S. De Ridder, S. Euler, S. Fahey, S. Flis, S. Hickford, S. In, S. Kopper, S. Miarecki, S. M. Saba, S. Richter, S. R. Klein, S. Robertson, S. Sarkar, S. Schoenen, S. Sch\\\"oneberg, S. Seunarine, S. Ter-Antonyan, S. Tilav, S. Vallecorsa, S. Vanheule, S. W. Barwick, S. Westerhoff, S. Yoshida, T. Anderson, T. C. Arlen, T. DeYoung, T. Ehrhardt, T. Fischer-Wasels, T. Fuchs, T. Gl\\\"usenkamp, T. Karg, T. K. Gaisser, T. Kuwabara, T. Menne, T. Meures, T. Montaruli, T. Palczewski, T. Ruhe, T. R. Wood, T. Schmidt, T. Stanev, T. Stezelberger, U. Naumann, V. Baum, W. Huelsnitz, W. Rhode, X. Bai, X. W. Xu, Y. Xu","submitted_at":"2015-07-14T20:00:28Z","abstract_excerpt":"Evidence for an extraterrestrial flux of high-energy neutrinos has now been found in multiple searches with the IceCube detector. The first solid evidence was provided by a search for neutrino events with deposited energies $\\gtrsim30$ TeV and interaction vertices inside the instrumented volume. Recent analyses suggest that the extraterrestrial flux extends to lower energies and is also visible with throughgoing, $\\nu_\\mu$-induced tracks from the Northern hemisphere. Here, we combine the results from six different IceCube searches for astrophysical neutrinos in a maximum-likelihood analysis. 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