The Shadow of the Moon in IceCube
L. Gladstone (for the IceCube Collaboration)

TL;DR
This paper demonstrates IceCube's ability to detect the Moon's shadow as a deficit in cosmic ray muons, validating its pointing accuracy for neutrino astronomy.
Contribution
It introduces a method to observe the Moon's shadow in IceCube data, confirming the detector's directional precision.
Findings
Successful detection of the Moon's shadow in muon data
Validation of IceCube's pointing accuracy
Method applicable for future astronomical observations
Abstract
IceCube is the world's largest neutrino telescope, recently completed at the South Pole. As a proof of pointing accuracy, we look for the image of the Moon as a deficit in down-going cosmic ray muons, using techniques similar to those used in IceCube's astronomical point-source searches.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
