IceCube particle detector

IceCube is indeed the world's largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice with embedded sensors (Statement 1 is correct). The detector is buried deep within the Antarctic ice sheet, with sensors positioned at various depths (Statement 3 is correct). However, IceCube is specifically designed to detect high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources, not to search for dark matter directly (Statement 2 is incorrect). While neutrino detection has some connection to dark matter research, IceCube's primary function is neutrino astrophysics, not dark matter search. The facility became operational in 2009 and has made important discoveries in neutrino astrophysics. > IceCube detects cosmic neutrinos through Antarctic ice instrumentation, not dark matter. Answer: (c).