Muon flux measurement at China Jinping Underground Laboratory

• Published in: Chinese physics C Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 25001
• Main Authors: Guo, Zi-yi, Bathe-Peters, Lars, Chen, Shao-min, Chouaki, Mourad, Dou, Wei, Guo, Lei, Hussain, Ghulam, Li, Jin-jing, Liu, Qian, Luo, Guang, Luo, Wen-tai, Qi, Ming, Shao, Wen-hui, Tang, Jian, Wan, Lin-yan, Wang, Zhe, Xu, Ben-da, Xu, Tong, Xu, Wei-ran, Yang, Yu-zi, Yeh, Minfang, Zhao, Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IOP Publishing 01.02.2021
• Subjects: angular distribution; CJPL; cosmic-ray muon ux; liquid scintillator; neutrino detector

China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) is ideal for studying solar, geo-, and supernova neutrinos. A precise measurement of the cosmic-ray background is essential in proceeding with R&D research for these MeV-scale neutrino experiments. Using a 1-ton prototype detector for the Jinping Neutr...