Speaker
Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Description
The Compton-Getting effect — an apparent dipolar anisotropy of cosmic rays generated by Earth's orbital motion around the Sun — serves as a known calibration source for cosmic-ray anisotropy studies. The amplitude of the Compton-Getting dipole depends on both the orbital speed and the mean spectral index of the cosmic-ray flux. It therefore provides an indirect method for studying the energy spectrum of cosmic rays. This work will report on a preliminary analysis of muon data collected by IceCube in the 10 TeV to 100 TeV range.
Primary author
Juan Carlos Díaz Vélez
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Co-authors
Paolo Desiati
(University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Thyra Eysselink
(New Patlz State University of New York)
