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Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube

dc.contributor.authorAartsen, M.
dc.contributor.authorAbbasi, R.
dc.contributor.authorAbdou, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAckermann, M.
dc.contributor.authorAdams, J.
dc.contributor.authorAguilar, J.
dc.contributor.authorAhlers, M.
dc.contributor.authorAltmann, D.
dc.contributor.authorAuffenberg, J.
dc.contributor.authorBai, X.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, M.
dc.contributor.authorBarwick, S.
dc.contributor.authorBaum, V.
dc.contributor.authorBay, R.
dc.contributor.authorBeatty, J.
dc.contributor.authorBechet, S.
dc.contributor.authorBecker Tjus, J.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, K.
dc.contributor.authorBell, M.
dc.contributor.authorBenabderrahmane, M.
dc.contributor.authorBenzvi, S.
dc.contributor.authorBerdermann, J.
dc.contributor.authorBerghaus, P.
dc.contributor.authorBerley, D.
dc.contributor.authorBernardini, E.
dc.contributor.authorBernhard, A.
dc.contributor.authorBertrand, D.
dc.contributor.authorBesson, D.
dc.contributor.authorBinder, G.
dc.contributor.authorBindig, D.
dc.contributor.authorBissok, M.
dc.contributor.authorBlaufuss, E.
dc.contributor.authorBlumenthal, J.
dc.contributor.authorBoersma, D.
dc.contributor.authorBohaichuk, S.
dc.contributor.authorBohm, C.
dc.contributor.authorBose, D.
dc.contributor.authorBöser, S.
dc.contributor.authorBotner, O.
dc.contributor.authorBrayeur, L.
dc.contributor.authorBretz, H.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, A.
dc.contributor.authorBruijn, R.
dc.contributor.authorBrunner, J.
dc.contributor.authorCarson, Michael
dc.contributor.authorCasey, J.
dc.contributor.authorCasier, M.
dc.contributor.authorChirkin, D.
dc.contributor.authorChristov, A.
dc.contributor.authorChristy, B.
dc.contributor.authorClark, K.
dc.contributor.authorClevermann, F.
dc.contributor.authorCoenders, S.
dc.contributor.authorCohen, S.
dc.contributor.authorCowen, D.
dc.contributor.authorCruz Silva, A.
dc.contributor.authorDanninger, M.
dc.contributor.authorDaughhetee, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, J.
dc.contributor.authorDe Clercq, C.
dc.contributor.authorDe Ridder, S.
dc.contributor.authorDesiati, P.
dc.contributor.authorDe With, M.
dc.contributor.authorDeyoung, T.
dc.contributor.authorDíaz-Vélez, J.
dc.contributor.authorDunkman, M.
dc.contributor.authorEagan, R.
dc.contributor.authorEberhardt, B.
dc.contributor.authorEisch, J.
dc.contributor.authorEllsworth, R.
dc.contributor.authorEuler, S.
dc.contributor.authorEvenson, P.
dc.contributor.authorFadiran, O.
dc.contributor.authorFazely, A.
dc.contributor.authorFedynitch, A.
dc.contributor.authorFeintzeig, J.
dc.contributor.authorFeusels, T.
dc.contributor.authorFilimonov, K.
dc.contributor.authorFinley, C.
dc.contributor.authorFischer-Wasels, T.
dc.contributor.authorFlis, S.
dc.contributor.authorFranckowiak, A.
dc.contributor.authorFranke, R.
dc.contributor.authorFrantzen, K.
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, T.
dc.contributor.authorGaisser, T.
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, J.
dc.contributor.authorGerhardt, L.
dc.contributor.authorGladstone, L.
dc.contributor.authorGlüsenkamp, T.
dc.contributor.authorGoldschmidt, A.
dc.contributor.authorGolup, G.
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, J.
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, J.
dc.contributor.authorGóra, D.
dc.contributor.authorGrandmont, D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:09:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:09:16Z
dc.date.created2016-01-18T20:00:44Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationAartsen, M. and Abbasi, R. and Abdou, Y. and Ackermann, M. and Adams, J. and Aguilar, J. and Ahlers, M. et al. 2014. Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 89 (10).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8884
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevD.89.102004
dc.description.abstract

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.
dc.titleObservation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume89
dcterms.source.number10
dcterms.source.issn1550-7998
dcterms.source.titlePhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
curtin.note

Copyright © 2014 by the American Physical Society
curtin.departmentDepartment of Exploration Geophysics
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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