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Measurement of the atmospheric muon flux with a 4 GeV threshold in the ANTARES neutrino telescope
- Source :
- Astroparticle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, 2010, 33 (2), pp.86--90. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002⟩, Astroparticle Physics, 33(2), 86-90. Elsevier, ANTARES Collaboration Aguilar Sánchez, Juan Antonio Bigongiari, C. Dornic, Damien Emanuele, U. Gómez González, Juan Pablo Hernández Rey, Juan José Mangano, Salvatore Salesa Greus, Francisco Toscano, S. Yepes Ramírez, Harold Zornoza Gómez, Juan de Dios Zúñiga Román, Juan 2010 Measurement of the atmospheric muon flux with a 4GeV threshold in the ANTARES neutrino telescope Astroparticle Physics 34 2 86 90, Astroparticle Physics, Elsevier, 2010, 33 (2), pp.86--90. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002⟩, Astroparticle physics 33, 86-90 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002, RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia, instname, Digital.CSIC: Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- A new method for the measurement of the muon flux in the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope and its dependence on the depth is presented. The method is based on the observation of coincidence signals in adjacent storeys of the detector. This yields an energy threshold of about 4 GeV. The main sources of optical background are the decay of 40K and the bioluminescence in the sea water. The 40K background is used to calibrate the efficiency of the photo-multiplier tubes.<br />10 pages, 4 figures
- Subjects :
- Photomultiplier
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Atmospheric muons
FOS: Physical sciences
LINE
Cosmic ray
Potassium-40
01 natural sciences
Particle detector
Nuclear physics
POTASSIUM-40
NEUTRINO TELESCOPES
atmospheric muons
depth intensity relation
potassium-40
0103 physical sciences
Depth intensity relation
14. Life underwater
010306 general physics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
ATMOSPHERIC MUONS
Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
010308 nuclear & particles physics
Detector
Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
PERFORMANCE
DEPTH INTENSITY RELATION
LIGHT
Neutrino detector
13. Climate action
ddc:540
Física nuclear
High Energy Physics::Experiment
Neutrino
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
SYSTEM
Lepton
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09276505
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Astroparticle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, 2010, 33 (2), pp.86--90. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002⟩, Astroparticle Physics, 33(2), 86-90. Elsevier, ANTARES Collaboration Aguilar Sánchez, Juan Antonio Bigongiari, C. Dornic, Damien Emanuele, U. Gómez González, Juan Pablo Hernández Rey, Juan José Mangano, Salvatore Salesa Greus, Francisco Toscano, S. Yepes Ramírez, Harold Zornoza Gómez, Juan de Dios Zúñiga Román, Juan 2010 Measurement of the atmospheric muon flux with a 4GeV threshold in the ANTARES neutrino telescope Astroparticle Physics 34 2 86 90, Astroparticle Physics, Elsevier, 2010, 33 (2), pp.86--90. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002⟩, Astroparticle physics 33, 86-90 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002, RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia, instname, Digital.CSIC: Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....78d52127210fcc7055ed73d14e68a44b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.002⟩