OPERA is a long-baseline neutrino experiment located in the Hall C of the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory at an average depth of 3.8 km.w.e., corresponding to muon energies at surface higher than 1.5 TeV. After a description of the main scientific goal of the experiment, we focus on the potentialities of OPERA used as a cosmic ray detector. In particular, we report on the measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio, on the analysis of upgoing muons induced by atmospheric neutrinos and on the recent coincidence study between the OPERA and LVD detectors.
Cosmic ray physics with the OPERA detector / M. Sioli. - ELETTRONICO. - (2009), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno 31th International Cosmic Ray Conference tenutosi a Lodz, Poland nel 7-15 Jul 2009).
Cosmic ray physics with the OPERA detector
SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO
2009
Abstract
OPERA is a long-baseline neutrino experiment located in the Hall C of the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory at an average depth of 3.8 km.w.e., corresponding to muon energies at surface higher than 1.5 TeV. After a description of the main scientific goal of the experiment, we focus on the potentialities of OPERA used as a cosmic ray detector. In particular, we report on the measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio, on the analysis of upgoing muons induced by atmospheric neutrinos and on the recent coincidence study between the OPERA and LVD detectors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
