Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; D. Bakari; A. Baldini; G.C. Barbarino; B.C. Barish; G. Battistoni; Y. Becherini; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; C. Bloise; C. Bower; M. Brigida; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; D. Campana; A. Candela; M. Carboni; R. Caruso; F. Cassese; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; B.C. Choudhary; S. Coutu; M. Cozzi; G. De Cataldo; M. De Deo; H. Dekhissi; C. De Marzo; I. De Mitri; J. Derkaoui; M. De Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; M. Dincecco; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; C. Forti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; M. Giorgini; M. Grassi; L. Gray; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; K. Hanson; R. Heinz; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; I. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; H. Kim; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; D.S. Levin; M. Lindozzi; P. Lipari; N.P. Longley; M.J. Longo; F. Loparco; F. Maaroufi; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; A. Margiotta; A. Marini; D. Martello; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M.N. Mazziotta; D.G. Michael; P. Monacelli; T. Montaruli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; D. Nicolo; R. Nolty; C. Orth; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C.W. Peck; L. Perrone; S. Petrera; P. Pistilli; V. Popa; A. Raino; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; A. Rrhioua; C. Satriano; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra; M. Sioli; G. Sirri; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; R. Steinberg; J.L. Stone; L.R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarle; E. Tatananni; V. Togo; M. Vakili; C.W. Walter; R. Webb; The MACRO Collaboration

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Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

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Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, D. Bakari, A. Baldini, G.C. Barbarino, B.C. Barish, G. Battistoni, Y. Becherini, R. Bellotti, …

Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 492(3), pp 376-386

2002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01413-4

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Multiple scattering

Muons

Neural network

Neutrino oscillation

Muon energy measurement represents an important issue for any experiment addressing neutrino-induced up-going muon studies. Since the neutrino oscillation probability depends on the neutrino energy, a measurement of the muon energy adds an important piece of information concerning the neutrino system. We show in this paper how the MACRO limited streamer tube system can be operated in drift mode by using the TDCs included in the QTPs, an electronics designed for magnetic monopole search. An improvement of the space resolution is obtained, through an analysis of the multiple scattering of muon tracks as they pass through our detector. This information can be used further to obtain an estimate of the energy of muons crossing the detector. Here we present the results of two dedicated tests, performed at CERN PS-T9 and SPS-X7 beam lines, to provide a full check of the electronics and to exploit the feasibility of such a multiple scattering analysis. We show that by using a neural network approach, we are able to reconstruct the muon energy for E μ<40 GeV . The test beam data provide an absolute energy calibration, which allows us to apply this method to MACRO data.

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Title: Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector
Creators: M. Ambrosio - University of Naples Federico II
R. Antolini - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
G. Auriemma - University of Basilicata
D. Bakari - University of Bologna
A. Baldini - University of Pisa
G.C. Barbarino - University of Naples Federico II
B.C. Barish - California Institute of Technology
G. Battistoni - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
Y. Becherini - University of Bologna
R. Bellotti - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Bemporad - University of Pisa
P. Bernardini - University of Salento
H. Bilokon - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
C. Bloise - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
C. Bower - Indiana University
M. Brigida - University of Bari Aldo Moro
S. Bussino - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma Tre and INFN Sezione Roma Tre, 00146 Roma, Italy
F. Cafagna - California Institute of Technology
M. Calicchio - University of Pisa
D. Campana - University of Naples Federico II
A. Candela - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
M. Carboni - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
R. Caruso - University of L'Aquila
F. Cassese - University of Naples Federico II
S. Cecchini - University of Bologna
F. Cei - University of Pisa
V. Chiarella - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
B.C. Choudhary - California Institute of Technology
S. Coutu - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
M. Cozzi - University of Bologna
G. De Cataldo - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. De Deo - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
H. Dekhissi - University of Bologna
C. De Marzo - University of Bari Aldo Moro
I. De Mitri - University of Salento
J. Derkaoui - University of Bologna
M. De Vincenzi - Roma Tre University
A. Di Credico - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
M. Dincecco - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
O. Erriquez - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Favuzzi - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Forti - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
P. Fusco - University of Bari Aldo Moro
G. Giacomelli - University of Bologna
G. Giannini - University of Pisa
N. Giglietto - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Giorgini - University of Bologna
M. Grassi - University of Pisa
L. Gray - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
A. Grillo - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
F. Guarino - University of Naples Federico II
C. Gustavino - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
A. Habig - Physics Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
K. Hanson - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
R. Heinz - Indiana University
E. Iarocci - Sapienza University of Rome
E. Katsavounidis - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I. Katsavounidis - California Institute of Technology
E. Kearns - Boston University
H. Kim - California Institute of Technology
S. Kyriazopoulou - California Institute of Technology
E. Lamanna - University of Calabria
C. Lane - Drexel University
D.S. Levin - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
M. Lindozzi - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
P. Lipari - Sapienza University of Rome
N.P. Longley - Macalester College
M.J. Longo - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
F. Loparco - University of Bari Aldo Moro
F. Maaroufi - University of Bologna
G. Mancarella - University of Salento
G. Mandrioli - University of Bologna
A. Margiotta - University of Bologna
A. Marini - DELL (United States)
D. Martello - University of Salento
A. Marzari-Chiesa - University of Turin
M.N. Mazziotta - University of Bari Aldo Moro
D.G. Michael - California Institute of Technology
P. Monacelli - University of L'Aquila
T. Montaruli - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Monteno - University of Turin
S. Mufson - Indiana University
J. Musser - Indiana University
D. Nicolo - University of Pisa
R. Nolty - California Institute of Technology
C. Orth - Boston University
G. Osteria - University of Naples Federico II
O. Palamara - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
V. Patera - Sapienza University of Rome
L. Patrizii - University of Bologna
R. Pazzi - University of Pisa
C.W. Peck - California Institute of Technology
L. Perrone - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Lecce and INFN, 73100 Lecce, Italy
S. Petrera - University of L'Aquila
P. Pistilli - Roma Tre University
V. Popa - University of Bologna
A. Raino - University of Bari Aldo Moro
J. Reynoldson - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
F. Ronga - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
A. Rrhioua - University of Bologna
C. Satriano - University of Basilicata
E. Scapparone - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
K. Scholberg - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A. Sciubba - Sapienza University of Rome
P. Serra - University of Bologna
M. Sioli - University of Bologna
G. Sirri - University of Bologna
M. Sitta - University of Turin
P. Spinelli - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Spinetti - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascáti (Roma), Italy
M. Spurio - University of Bologna
R. Steinberg - Drexel University
J.L. Stone - Boston University
L.R. Sulak - Boston University
A. Surdo - University of Salento
G. Tarle - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
E. Tatananni - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
V. Togo - University of Bologna
M. Vakili - California Institute of Technology
C.W. Walter - James Madison University
R. Webb - Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
The MACRO Collaboration
Publication Details: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 492(3), pp 376-386
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000178895400006
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0037152358
Other Identifier: 991019296582204721

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