Measurements of the Time-Dependent Cosmic-Ray Sun Shadow with Seven Years of IceCube Data -- Comparison with the Solar Cycle and Magnetic Field Models

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Observations of the time-dependent cosmic-ray Sun shadow have been proven as a valuable diagnostic for the assessment of solar magnetic field models.

• In this paper, seven years of IceCube data are compared to solar activity and solar magnetic field models.
• A quantitative comparison of solar magnetic field models with IceCube data on the event rate level is performed for the first time.
• Additionally, a first energy-dependent analysis is presented and compared to recent predictions.