Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower

S. Aiello; F. Ameli; M. Anghinolfi; G. Barbarino; E. Barbarito; F. Barbato; N. Beverini; S. Biagi; B. Bouhadef; C. Bozza; G. Cacopardo; M. Calamai; C. Calí; A. Capone; F. Caruso; A. Ceres; T. Chiarusi; M. Circella; R. Cocimano; R. Coniglione; M. Costa; G. Cuttone; C. D'Amato; A. D'Amico; G. De Bonis; V. De Luca; N. Deniskina; G. De Rosa; F. Di Capua; C. Distefano; P. Fermani; V. Flaminio; L. A. Fusco; F. Garufi; V. Giordano; A. Gmerk; R. Grasso; G. Grella; C. Hugon; M. Imbesi; V. Kulikovskiy; G. Larosa; D. Lattuada; K. P. Leismueller; E. Leonora; P. Litrico; A. Lonardo; F. Longhitano; D. Lo Presti; E. Maccioni; A. Margiotta; A. Martini; R. Masullo; P. Migliozzi; E. Migneco; A. Miraglia; C. M. Mollo; M. Mongelli; M. Morganti; P. Musico; M. Musumeci; C. A. Nicolau; A. Orlando; R. Papaleo; C. Pellegrino; M. G. Pellegriti; C. Perrina; P. Piattelli; C. Pugliatti; S. Pulvirenti; A. Orselli; F. Raffaelli; N. Randazzo; G. Riccobene; A. Rovelli; M. Sanguineti; P. Sapienza; V. Sciacca; I. Sgura; F. Simeone; V. Sipala; F. Speziale; M. Spina; A. Spitaleri; M. Spurio; S. M. Stellacci; M. Taiuti; G. Terreni; L. Trasatti; A. Trovato; C. Ventura; P. Vicini; S. Viola; D. Vivolo

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.12.010

Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower

S. Aiello
, F. Ameli
, M. Anghinolfi
, G. Barbarino
, E. Barbarito
, F. Barbato
, N. Beverini
, S. Biagi
, B. Bouhadef
, C. Bozza
, G. Cacopardo
, M. Calamai
, C. Calí
, A. Capone
, F. Caruso
, A. Ceres
, T. Chiarusi
, M. Circella
, R. Cocimano
, R. Coniglione

M. Costa, G. Cuttone, C. D'Amato, A. D'Amico, G. De Bonis, V. De Luca, N. Deniskina, G. De Rosa, F. Di Capua, C. Distefano, P. Fermani, V. Flaminio, L. A. Fusco, F. Garufi, V. Giordano, A. Gmerk, R. Grasso, G. Grella, C. Hugon, M. Imbesi, V. Kulikovskiy, G. Larosa, D. Lattuada, K. P. Leismueller, E. Leonora, P. Litrico, A. Lonardo, F. Longhitano, D. Lo Presti, E. Maccioni, A. Margiotta, A. Martini, R. Masullo, P. Migliozzi, E. Migneco, A. Miraglia, C. M. Mollo, M. Mongelli, M. Morganti, P. Musico, M. Musumeci, C. A. Nicolau, A. Orlando, R. Papaleo, C. Pellegrino, M. G. Pellegriti, C. Perrina, P. Piattelli, C. Pugliatti, S. Pulvirenti, A. Orselli, F. Raffaelli, N. Randazzo, G. Riccobene, A. Rovelli, M. Sanguineti, P. Sapienza, V. Sciacca, I. Sgura, F. Simeone, V. Sipala, F. Speziale, M. Spina, A. Spitaleri, M. Spurio, S. M. Stellacci, M. Taiuti, G. Terreni, L. Trasatti, A. Trovato, C. Ventura, P. Vicini, S. Viola, D. Vivolo

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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. Čerenkov 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.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	66
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.12.010
State	Indexed - Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

Atmospheric muons
Muon depth intensity relation
NEMO
Neutrino telescopes

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Aiello, S., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Barbarino, G., Barbarito, E., Barbato, F., Beverini, N., Biagi, S., Bouhadef, B., Bozza, C., Cacopardo, G., Calamai, M., Calí, C., Capone, A., Caruso, F., Ceres, A., Chiarusi, T., Circella, M., Cocimano, R., ... Vivolo, D. (2015). Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower. Astroparticle Physics, 66, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.12.010

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Measurement of the atmospheric muon depth intensity relation with the NEMO Phase-2 tower

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