Abstract
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic-kilometer detector at the geographic South Pole searching for astrophysical neutrinos. The main background for astrophysical neutrinos is leptons produced by cosmic ray air showers: neutrinos from the northern hemisphere and muons from the southern hemisphere. These atmospheric backgrounds are reduced using a data-driven selection based on the observed event energy and arrival direction. An array of ice-Cherenkov tanks on the surface, IceTop, detects showers of secondary particles created in cosmic ray air showers. We will show that data from IceTop can be used to further reduce the background due to atmospheric muons, and by implementing this method, we vetoed three alert events.
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