The cosmic ray muon spectrum and charge ratio in CosmoALEPH

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作者
Zimmermann, D
Grupen, C
Kotaidis, V
Luitz, S
Mailov, A [1 ]
Müller, AS
Putzer, A
Rensch, B
Sander, HG
Schmeling, S
Schmelling, M
Wachsmuth, H
Tcaciuc, R
Ziegler, T
Zuber, K
机构
[1] Univ Siegen, Fachbereich Phys, D-57068 Siegen, Germany
[2] SLAC MS 41, Menlo Pk, CA 94025 USA
[3] Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Inst Synchrotronstrahlung, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
[4] Univ Heidelberg, Inst Hochenergiephys, D-6900 Heidelberg, Germany
[5] Erphi Elect GmbH, D-83607 Holzkirchen, Germany
[6] Univ Mainz, Fachbereich Phys, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
[7] CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[8] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany
[9] Princeton Univ, Dept Phys, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[10] Univ Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
关键词
cosmic ray; muon; momentum; charge ratio; shower; neutrino;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.034
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The ALEPH experiment at the LEP e(+)e(-) storage ring at CERN has been used to measure the momentum spectrum of cosmic ray muons. ALEPH is located at a vertical depth of 320 m.w.e. underground close to the Jura mountains. The high resolution of the time projection chamber (TPC) of ALEPH allows to reconstruct muon tracks with momenta up to the TeV region. The measured muon momentum spectrum and the charge ratio in the range from 80 to 2500 GeV are presented. After corrections for energy loss in the overburden the sea level muon spectrum at nearly vertical incidence is obtained. The experimental data are compared to theoretical expectations and results from other experiments. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:141 / 143
页数:3
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