Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube
We report on the observation of a significant deficit of cosmic rays from the direction of the Moon with the IceCube detector. The study of this "Moon shadow" is used to characterize the angular resolution and absolute pointing capabilities of the detector. The detection is based on data t...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt4m81j9ds 2024-04-28T08:38:48+00:00 Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube Aartsen, MG Abbasi, R Abdou, Y Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, JA Ahlers, M Altmann, D Auffenberg, J Bai, X Baker, M Barwick, SW Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, JJ Bechet, S Tjus, J Becker Becker, K-H Bell, M Benabderrahmane, ML BenZvi, S Berdermann, J Berghaus, P Berley, D Bernardini, E Bernhard, A Bertrand, D Besson, DZ Binder, G Bindig, D Bissok, M Blaufuss, E Blumenthal, J Boersma, DJ Bohaichuk, S Bohm, C Bose, D Böser, S Botner, O Brayeur, L Bretz, H-P Brown, AM Bruijn, R Brunner, J Carson, M Casey, J Casier, M Chirkin, D Christov, A Christy, B Clark, K Clevermann, F Coenders, S Cohen, S Cowen, DF Silva, AH Cruz Danninger, M Daughhetee, J Davis, JC De Clercq, C De Ridder, S Desiati, P de With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, JC Dunkman, M Eagan, R Eberhardt, B Eisch, J Ellsworth, RW Euler, S Evenson, PA Fadiran, O Fazely, AR Fedynitch, A Feintzeig, J Feusels, T Filimonov, K Finley, C Fischer-Wasels, T Flis, S Franckowiak, A Franke, R Frantzen, K Fuchs, T Gaisser, TK Gallagher, J Gerhardt, L Gladstone, L Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Golup, G Gonzalez, JG Goodman, JA Góra, D Grandmont, DT Grant, D Groß, A Ha, C Ismail, A Haj 102004 2014-05-15 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4m81j9ds unknown eScholarship, University of California qt4m81j9ds https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4m81j9ds CC-BY Physical Review D, vol 89, iss 10 Particle and High Energy Physics Physical Sciences astro-ph.HE article 2014 ftcdlib 2024-04-09T23:42:37Z We report on the observation of a significant deficit of cosmic rays from the direction of the Moon with the IceCube detector. The study of this "Moon shadow" is used to characterize the angular resolution and absolute pointing capabilities of the detector. The detection is based on data taken in two periods before the completion of the detector: between April 2008 and May 2009, when IceCube operated in a partial configuration with 40 detector strings deployed in the South Pole ice, and between May 2009 and May 2010 when the detector operated with 59 strings. Using two independent analysis methods, the Moon shadow has been observed to high significance (>6σ) in both detector configurations. The observed location of the shadow center is within 0.2° of its expected position when geomagnetic deflection effects are taken into account. This measurement validates the directional reconstruction capabilities of IceCube. © 2014 American Physical Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole University of California: eScholarship |
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Particle and High Energy Physics Physical Sciences astro-ph.HE Aartsen, MG Abbasi, R Abdou, Y Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, JA Ahlers, M Altmann, D Auffenberg, J Bai, X Baker, M Barwick, SW Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, JJ Bechet, S Tjus, J Becker Becker, K-H Bell, M Benabderrahmane, ML BenZvi, S Berdermann, J Berghaus, P Berley, D Bernardini, E Bernhard, A Bertrand, D Besson, DZ Binder, G Bindig, D Bissok, M Blaufuss, E Blumenthal, J Boersma, DJ Bohaichuk, S Bohm, C Bose, D Böser, S Botner, O Brayeur, L Bretz, H-P Brown, AM Bruijn, R Brunner, J Carson, M Casey, J Casier, M Chirkin, D Christov, A Christy, B Clark, K Clevermann, F Coenders, S Cohen, S Cowen, DF Silva, AH Cruz Danninger, M Daughhetee, J Davis, JC De Clercq, C De Ridder, S Desiati, P de With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, JC Dunkman, M Eagan, R Eberhardt, B Eisch, J Ellsworth, RW Euler, S Evenson, PA Fadiran, O Fazely, AR Fedynitch, A Feintzeig, J Feusels, T Filimonov, K Finley, C Fischer-Wasels, T Flis, S Franckowiak, A Franke, R Frantzen, K Fuchs, T Gaisser, TK Gallagher, J Gerhardt, L Gladstone, L Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Golup, G Gonzalez, JG Goodman, JA Góra, D Grandmont, DT Grant, D Groß, A Ha, C Ismail, A Haj Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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We report on the observation of a significant deficit of cosmic rays from the direction of the Moon with the IceCube detector. The study of this "Moon shadow" is used to characterize the angular resolution and absolute pointing capabilities of the detector. The detection is based on data taken in two periods before the completion of the detector: between April 2008 and May 2009, when IceCube operated in a partial configuration with 40 detector strings deployed in the South Pole ice, and between May 2009 and May 2010 when the detector operated with 59 strings. Using two independent analysis methods, the Moon shadow has been observed to high significance (>6σ) in both detector configurations. The observed location of the shadow center is within 0.2° of its expected position when geomagnetic deflection effects are taken into account. This measurement validates the directional reconstruction capabilities of IceCube. © 2014 American Physical Society. |
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Aartsen, MG Abbasi, R Abdou, Y Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, JA Ahlers, M Altmann, D Auffenberg, J Bai, X Baker, M Barwick, SW Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, JJ Bechet, S Tjus, J Becker Becker, K-H Bell, M Benabderrahmane, ML BenZvi, S Berdermann, J Berghaus, P Berley, D Bernardini, E Bernhard, A Bertrand, D Besson, DZ Binder, G Bindig, D Bissok, M Blaufuss, E Blumenthal, J Boersma, DJ Bohaichuk, S Bohm, C Bose, D Böser, S Botner, O Brayeur, L Bretz, H-P Brown, AM Bruijn, R Brunner, J Carson, M Casey, J Casier, M Chirkin, D Christov, A Christy, B Clark, K Clevermann, F Coenders, S Cohen, S Cowen, DF Silva, AH Cruz Danninger, M Daughhetee, J Davis, JC De Clercq, C De Ridder, S Desiati, P de With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, JC Dunkman, M Eagan, R Eberhardt, B Eisch, J Ellsworth, RW Euler, S Evenson, PA Fadiran, O Fazely, AR Fedynitch, A Feintzeig, J Feusels, T Filimonov, K Finley, C Fischer-Wasels, T Flis, S Franckowiak, A Franke, R Frantzen, K Fuchs, T Gaisser, TK Gallagher, J Gerhardt, L Gladstone, L Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Golup, G Gonzalez, JG Goodman, JA Góra, D Grandmont, DT Grant, D Groß, A Ha, C Ismail, A Haj |
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Aartsen, MG Abbasi, R Abdou, Y Ackermann, M Adams, J Aguilar, JA Ahlers, M Altmann, D Auffenberg, J Bai, X Baker, M Barwick, SW Baum, V Bay, R Beatty, JJ Bechet, S Tjus, J Becker Becker, K-H Bell, M Benabderrahmane, ML BenZvi, S Berdermann, J Berghaus, P Berley, D Bernardini, E Bernhard, A Bertrand, D Besson, DZ Binder, G Bindig, D Bissok, M Blaufuss, E Blumenthal, J Boersma, DJ Bohaichuk, S Bohm, C Bose, D Böser, S Botner, O Brayeur, L Bretz, H-P Brown, AM Bruijn, R Brunner, J Carson, M Casey, J Casier, M Chirkin, D Christov, A Christy, B Clark, K Clevermann, F Coenders, S Cohen, S Cowen, DF Silva, AH Cruz Danninger, M Daughhetee, J Davis, JC De Clercq, C De Ridder, S Desiati, P de With, M DeYoung, T Díaz-Vélez, JC Dunkman, M Eagan, R Eberhardt, B Eisch, J Ellsworth, RW Euler, S Evenson, PA Fadiran, O Fazely, AR Fedynitch, A Feintzeig, J Feusels, T Filimonov, K Finley, C Fischer-Wasels, T Flis, S Franckowiak, A Franke, R Frantzen, K Fuchs, T Gaisser, TK Gallagher, J Gerhardt, L Gladstone, L Glüsenkamp, T Goldschmidt, A Golup, G Gonzalez, JG Goodman, JA Góra, D Grandmont, DT Grant, D Groß, A Ha, C Ismail, A Haj |
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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube |
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observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the moon with icecube |
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