The ANTARES high-energy neutrino telescope is a three-dimensional array of about 900 photomultipliers distributed over 12 mooring lines installed in the Mediterranean Sea. Between February and November 2007 it acquired data in a 5-line configuration. The zenith angular distribution of the atmospheric muon flux and the associated depth–intensity relation are measured and compared with previous measurements and Monte Carlo expectations. An evaluation of the systematic effects due to uncertainties on environmental and detector parameters is presented.
J.A. Aguilar , A. Albert , G. Anton , S. Anvar , M. Ardid , A.C. Assis Jesus , et al. (2010). Zenith distribution and flux of atmospheric muons measured with the 5-line ANTARES detector. ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 34, 179-184 [10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.07.001].
Zenith distribution and flux of atmospheric muons measured with the 5-line ANTARES detector
BAZZOTTI, MARCO;BIAGI, SIMONE;CARMINATI, GIADA;CECCHINI, STEFANO;CHIARUSI, TOMMASO;GIACOMELLI, GIORGIO MARIA;MARGIOTTA, ANNARITA;POPA, VLAD;SPURIO, MAURIZIO;
2010
Abstract
The ANTARES high-energy neutrino telescope is a three-dimensional array of about 900 photomultipliers distributed over 12 mooring lines installed in the Mediterranean Sea. Between February and November 2007 it acquired data in a 5-line configuration. The zenith angular distribution of the atmospheric muon flux and the associated depth–intensity relation are measured and compared with previous measurements and Monte Carlo expectations. An evaluation of the systematic effects due to uncertainties on environmental and detector parameters is presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
