Atmospheric muons play an important role in underwater/ice neutrino detectors. A parameterisation of the flux of single and multiple muon events, of their lateral distribution and 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. The parametric formulas are valid for a vertical depth of 1.5–5 km w.e. and up to 85ring operator for the zenith angle, and can be used as input for a fast simulation of atmospheric muons in underwater/ice detectors.
A PARAMETERISATION OF THE FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE MUONS IN THE DEEP WATER OR ICE / M.Spurio. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - A567:(2006), pp. 492-494. [10.1016/j.nima.2006.05.250]
A PARAMETERISATION OF THE FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE MUONS IN THE DEEP WATER OR ICE
SPURIO, MAURIZIO
2006
Abstract
Atmospheric muons play an important role in underwater/ice neutrino detectors. A parameterisation of the flux of single and multiple muon events, of their lateral distribution and 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. The parametric formulas are valid for a vertical depth of 1.5–5 km w.e. and up to 85ring operator for the zenith angle, and can be used as input for a fast simulation of atmospheric muons in underwater/ice detectors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
