Measurements of atmospheric muon spectra at mountain altitude

We report new measurements of absolute fluxes of atmospheric muons at mountain altitude. The measurements were carried out with the BESS detector at the top of Mt. Norikura, 2 770 m above sea level, in Japan. The overall errors were less than 10%. The measured results are discussed in comparison wit...

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Published inPhysics letters. B Vol. 541; no. 3; pp. 234 - 242
Main Authors Sanuki, T, Fujikawa, M, Abe, K, Anraku, K, Asaoka, Y, Fuke, H, Haino, S, Imori, M, Izumi, K, Maeno, T, Makida, Y, Matsui, N, Matsumoto, H, Matsunaga, H, Motoki, M, Nishimura, J, Nozaki, M, Orito, S, Sasaki, M, Shikaze, Y, Sonoda, T, Suzuki, J, Tanaka, K, Toki, Y, Yamamoto, A, Yamamoto, Y, Yamato, K, Yoshida, T, Yoshimura, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 15.08.2002
Subjects
Atmospheric muon
Atmospheric neutrino
Superconducting spectrometer
Superconducting spectrometer
95.85.Ry
Atmospheric muon
Atmospheric neutrino
96.40.Tv
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Summary:We report new measurements of absolute fluxes of atmospheric muons at mountain altitude. The measurements were carried out with the BESS detector at the top of Mt. Norikura, 2 770 m above sea level, in Japan. The overall errors were less than 10%. The measured results are discussed in comparison with theoretical calculations.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/S0370-2693(02)02265-7