A parameterisation of single and multiple muons in the deep water or ice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-11-18 v1
Abstract
Atmospheric muons play an important role in underwater/ice neutrino detectors. In this paper, a parameterisation of the flux of single and multiple muon events, their lateral distribution and of their energy spectrum is presented. The kinematics parameters were modelled starting from a full Monte Carlo simulation of the interaction of primary cosmic rays with atmospheric nuclei; secondary muons reaching the sea level were propagated in the deep water. The parametric formulas are valid for a vertical depth of 1.5-5 km w.e. and up to 85 deg for the zenith angle, and can be used as input for a fast simulation of atmospheric muons in underwater/ice detectors.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0507228,
title = {A parameterisation of single and multiple muons in the deep water or ice},
author = {Y. Becherini and A. Margiotta and M. Sioli and M. Spurio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0507228},
year = {2014}
}
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25 pages, 8 figures