Measurement of the atmospheric ν μ energy spectrum from 100 GeV to 200 TeV with the ANTARES telescope

Adrián Martínez, S.; Albert, A.; Al Samarai, I.; André, M.; Anghinolfi, M.; Anton, G.; Anvar, S.; Ardid, M.; Astraatmadja, T.; Aubert, J. J.; Baret, B.; Barrios Martí, J.; Basa, S.; Bertin, V.; Biagi, Simone; Bigongiari, C.; Bogazzi, C.; Bouhou, B.; Bouwhuis, M. C.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Busto, J.; Capone, A.; Caramete, L.; Cârloganu, C.; Carr, J.; Cecchini, S.; Charif, Z.; Charvis, P. h.; Chiarusi, T.; Circella, M.; Classen, F.; Core, L.; Costantini, H.; Coyle, P.; Creusot, A.; Curtil, C.; Dekeyser, I.; Deschamps, A.; Bonis, G.; Decowski, M. P.; Distefano, C.; Donzaud, C.; Dornic, D.; Dorosti, Q.; Drouhin, D.; Dumas, A.; Eberl, T.; Emanuele, U.; Enzenhöfer, A.; Ernenwein, J. P.; Escoffier, S.; Fehn, K.; Fermani, P.; Flaminio, V.; Folger, F.; Fritsch, U.; Fusco, LUIGI ANTONIO; Galatà, S.; Gay, P.; Geißelsöder, S.; Geyer, K.; Giacomelli, GIORGIO MARIA; Giordano, V.; Gleixner, A.; Gómez González, J. P.; Graf, K.; Guillard, G.; Haren, H.; Heijboer, A. J.; Hello, Y.; Hernández Rey, J. J.; Herold, B.; Hößl, J.; James, C. W.; Jong, M.; Kadler, M.; Kalekin, O.; Kappes, A.; Katz, U.; Kooijman, P.; Kouchner, A.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Kulikovskiy, V.; Lahmann, R.; Lambard, E.; Lambard, G.; Larosa, G.; Lattuada, D.; Lefèvre, D.; Leonora, E.; Lo Presti, D.; Loehner, H.; Loucatos, S.; Louis, F.; Mangano, S.; Marcelin, M.; Margiotta, Annarita; Martínez Mora, J. A.; Martini, S.; Michael, T.; Montaruli, T.; Morganti, M.; Motz, H.; Mueller, C.; Neff, M.; Nezri, E.; Palioselitis, D.; Păvălaş, G. E.; Perrina, C.; Piattelli, P.; Popa, V.; Pradier, T.; Racca, C.; Richter, R.; Rivière, C.; Robert, A.; Roensch, K.; Rostovtsev, A.; Samtleben, D. F. E.; Sanguineti, M.; Sapienza, P.; Schmid, J.; Schnabel, J.; Schulte, S.; Schüssler, F.; Seitz, T.; Shanidze, R.; Sieger, C.; Simeone, F.; Spies, A.; Spurio, Maurizio; Steijger, J. J. M.; Stolarczyk, T. h.; Sánchez Losa, A.; Taiuti, M.; Tamburini, C.; Tayalati, Y.; Trovato, A.; Vallage, B.; Vallée, C.; Elewyck, V.; Vernin, P.; Visser, E.; Wagner, S.; Wilms, J.; Wolf, E.; Yatkin, K.; Yepes, H.; Zornoza, J. D.; Zúñiga, J.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2606-4

Atmospheric neutrinos are produced during cascades initiated by the interaction of primary cosmic rays with air nuclei. In this paper, a measurement of the atmospheric νμ + ¯νμ energy spectrum in the energy range 0.1–200 TeV is presented, using data collected by the ANTARES underwater neutrino telescope from 2008 to 2011. Overall, the measured flux is ∼25 % higher than predicted by the conventional neutrino flux, and compatible with the measurements reported in ice. The flux is compatible with a single power-law dependence with spectral index γmeas =3.58 ± 0.12. With the present statistics the contribution of prompt neutrinos cannot be established.

Measurement of the atmospheric ν μ energy spectrum from 100 GeV to 200 TeV with the ANTARES telescope / S. Adrián-Martínez;A. Albert;I. Al Samarai;M. André;M. Anghinolfi;G. Anton;S. Anvar;M. Ardid;T. Astraatmadja;J.-J. Aubert;B. Baret;J. Barrios-Martí;S. Basa;V. Bertin;S. Biagi;C. Bigongiari;C. Bogazzi;B. Bouhou;M. C. Bouwhuis;R. Bruijn;J. Brunner;J. Busto;A. Capone;L. Caramete;C. Cârloganu;J. Carr;S. Cecchini;Z. Charif;Ph. Charvis;T. Chiarusi;M. Circella;F. Classen;L. Core;H. Costantini;P. Coyle;A. Creusot;C. Curtil;I. Dekeyser;A. Deschamps;G. Bonis;M. P. Decowski;C. Distefano;C. Donzaud;D. Dornic;Q. Dorosti;D. Drouhin;A. Dumas;T. Eberl;U. Emanuele;A. Enzenhöfer;J.-P. Ernenwein;S. Escoffier;K. Fehn;P. Fermani;V. Flaminio;F. Folger;U. Fritsch;L. A. Fusco;S. Galatà;P. Gay;S. Geißelsöder;K. Geyer;G. Giacomelli;V. Giordano;A. Gleixner;J. P. Gómez-González;K. Graf;G. Guillard;H. Haren;A. J. Heijboer;Y. Hello;J. J. Hernández-Rey;B. Herold;J. Hößl;C. W. James;M. Jong;M. Kadler;O. Kalekin;A. Kappes;U. Katz;P. Kooijman;A. Kouchner;I. Kreykenbohm;V. Kulikovskiy;R. Lahmann;E. Lambard;G. Lambard;G. Larosa;D. Lattuada;D. Lefèvre;E. Leonora;D. Lo Presti;H. Loehner;S. Loucatos;F. Louis;S. Mangano;M. Marcelin;A. Margiotta;J. A. Martínez-Mora;S. Martini;T. Michael;T. Montaruli;M. Morganti;H. Motz;C. Mueller;M. Neff;E. Nezri;D. Palioselitis;G. E. Păvălaş;C. Perrina;P. Piattelli;V. Popa;T. Pradier;C. Racca;R. Richter;C. Rivière;A. Robert;K. Roensch;A. Rostovtsev;D. F. E. Samtleben;M. Sanguineti;P. Sapienza;J. Schmid;J. Schnabel;S. Schulte;F. Schüssler;T. Seitz;R. Shanidze;C. Sieger;F. Simeone;A. Spies;M. Spurio;J. J. M. Steijger;Th. Stolarczyk;A. Sánchez-Losa;M. Taiuti;C. Tamburini;Y. Tayalati;A. Trovato;B. Vallage;C. Vallée;V. Elewyck;P. Vernin;E. Visser;S. Wagner;J. Wilms;E. Wolf;K. Yatkin;H. Yepes;J. D. Zornoza;J. Zúñiga. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - STAMPA. - 73:(2013), pp. 2606-2606-12. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-013-2606-4]