Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower
Abstract
The results of the analysis of the data collected with the NEMO Phase-2 tower, deployed at 3500 m depth about 80 km off-shore Capo Passero (Italy), are presented. Cherenkov photons detected with the photomultipliers tubes were used to reconstruct the tracks of atmospheric muons. Their zenith-angle distribution was measured and the results compared with Monte Carlo simulations. An evaluation of the systematic effects due to uncertainties on environmental and detector parameters is also included. The associated depth intensity relation was evaluated and compared with previous measurements and theoretical predictions. With the present analysis, the muon depth intensity relation has been measured up to 13 km of water equivalent.
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@article{arxiv.1412.0849,
title = {Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower},
author = {S. Aiello and F. Ameli and M. Anghinolfi and G. Barbarino and E. Barbarito and F. Barbato and N. Beverini and S. Biagi and B. Bouhadef and C. Bozza and G. Cacopardo and M. Calamai and C. Calì and A. Capone and F. Caruso and A. Ceres and T. Chiarusi and M. Circella and R. Cocimano and R. Coniglione and M. Costa and G. Cuttone and C. D'Amato and A. D'Amico and G. De Bonis and V. De Luca and N. Deniskina and G. De Rosa and F. Di Capua and C. Distefano and P. Fermani and L. A. Fusco and F. Garufi and V. Giordano and A. Gmerk and R. Grasso and G. Grella and C. Hugon and M. Imbesi and V. Kulikovskiy and G. Larosa and D. Lattuada and K. P. Leismueller and E. Leonora and P. Litrico and A. Lonardo and F. Longhitano and D. Lo Presti and E. Maccioni and A. Margiotta and A. Martini and R. Masullo and P. Migliozzi and E. Migneco and A. Miraglia and C. M. Mollo and M. Mongelli and M. Morganti and P. Musico and M. Musumeci and C. A. Nicolau and A. Orlando and R. Papaleo and C. Pellegrino and M. G. Pellegriti and C. Perrina and P. Piattelli and C. Pugliatti and S. Pulvirenti and A. Orselli and F. Raffaelli and N. Randazzo and G. Riccobene and A. Rovelli and M. Sanguineti and P. Sapienza and V. Sciacca and I. Sgura and F. Simeone and V. Sipala and F. Speziale and M. Spina and A. Spitaleri and M. Spurio and S. M. Stellacci and M. Taiuti and G. Terreni and L. Trasatti and A. Trovato and C. Ventura and P. Vicini and S. Viola and D. Vivolo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.0849},
year = {2020}
}
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