Performance of the MACRO detector at gran sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations

N. Giglietto; M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; R. Baker; A. Baldini; G.C. Barbarino; B.C. Barish; G. Battistoni; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; V. Bisi; C. Bloise; T. Bosio; C. Bower; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; D. Campana; M. Carboni; M. Castellano; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; A. Corona; S. Coutu; L. de Benedictis; G. de Cataldo; H. Dekhissi; C. de Marzo; I. de Mitri; M. de Vincenzi; A. di Credico; O. Erriquez; R. Fantini; C. Favuzzi; C. Forti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; M. Goretti; M. Grassi; P. Green; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; P. Guarnaccia; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; K. Hanson; A. Hawthorne; R. Heinz; J.T. Hong; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; D.S. Levin; P. Lipari; G. Liu; R. Liu; N.P. Longley; M.J. Longo; G. Ludlam; F. Maaroufi; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; A. Margiotta-Neri; A. Marini; D. Martello; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M.N. Mazziotta; D.G. Michael; S. Mikheyev; L. Miller; P. Monacelli; T. Montaruli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; D. Nicoló; R. Nolty; C. Okada; C. Orth; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; S. Parlati; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C.W. Peck; S. Petrera; N.D. Pignatano; P. Pistilli; V. Popa; A. Rainó; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; U. Rubizzo; A. Sanzgiri; F. Sartogo; C. Satriano; L. Satta; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra-Lugaresi; M. Severi; M. Sitta; P.F. Spada; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; R. Steinberg; J.L. Stone; L.R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarlé; V. Togo; V. Valente; E. Vilela; C.W. Walter; R. Webb; The MACRO collaboration

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Performance of the MACRO detector at gran sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations

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Performance of the MACRO detector at gran sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations

N. Giglietto, M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, R. Baker, A. Baldini, G.C. Barbarino, B.C. Barish, G. Battistoni, R. Bellotti, …

Nuclear physics. Section B, Proceedings supplement, v 61(3), pp 180-184

1998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00559-8

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The MACRO underground detector at Grarl Sasso has recorded about 30 million muon events in the period 1989–1995. We have analyzed these data to look for time variations and to study the pointing capabilities of the apparatus in the search for astrophysical point sources. We have observed a 3% seasonal variation of the high energy muon rate, due to atmospheric temperature variations, in agreement with theoretical predictions. We report also the detection of the moon shadowing effect with a statistical significance of 3.7 σ. The results obtained straighten the possibility that a “muon astronomy” using underground experiments is possible.

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Title: Performance of the MACRO detector at gran sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations
Creators: N. Giglietto - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Ambrosio - University of Naples Federico II
R. Antolini - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
G. Auriemma - University of Basilicata
R. Baker - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
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, INFN Milano
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
V. Bisi - University of Turin
C. Bloise - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
T. Bosio - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
C. Bower - Indiana University
S. Bussino - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma 'La Sapienza' and INFN
F. Cafagna - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Calicchio - University of Bari Aldo Moro
D. Campana - University of Naples Federico II
M. Carboni - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
M. Castellano - University of Bari Aldo Moro
S. Cecchini - University of Bologna
F. Cei - University of Pisa
V. Chiarella - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
A. Corona - Sapienza University of Rome
S. Coutu - Department of Physics, University of Michigan
L. de Benedictis - University of Bari Aldo Moro
G. de Cataldo - University of Bari Aldo Moro
H. Dekhissi - University of Bologna
C. de Marzo - University of Bari Aldo Moro
I. de Mitri - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università dell'Aquila and INFN
M. de Vincenzi - Roma Tre University
A. di Credico - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
O. Erriquez - University of Bari Aldo Moro
R. Fantini - University of Bologna
C. Favuzzi - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Forti - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
P. Fusco - University of Bari Aldo Moro
G. Giacomelli - University of Bologna
G. Giannini - University of Pisa
M. Goretti - California Institute of Technology
M. Grassi - University of Pisa
P. Green - Sandia National Laboratories California
A. Grillo - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
F. Guarino - University of Naples Federico II
P. Guarnaccia - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Gustavino - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
A. Habig - Indiana University
K. Hanson - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
A. Hawthorne - Indiana University
R. Heinz - Indiana University
J.T. Hong - Boston University
E. Iarocci - Sapienza University of Rome
E. Katsavounidis - California Institute of Technology
E. Kearns - Boston University
S. Kyriazopoulou - California Institute of Technology
E. Lamanna - Sapienza University of Rome
C. Lane - Drexel University
D.S. Levin - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
P. Lipari - Sapienza University of Rome
G. Liu - California Institute of Technology
R. Liu - California Institute of Technology
N.P. Longley - Swarthmore College
M.J. Longo - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
G. Ludlam - Boston University
F. Maaroufi - University of Bologna
G. Mancarella - University of Salento
G. Mandrioli - University of Bologna
A. Margiotta-Neri - 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
S. Mikheyev - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Science
L. Miller - Indiana University
P. Monacelli - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università dell'Aquila and INFN
T. Montaruli - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Monteno - University of Turin
S. Mufson - Indiana University
J. Musser - Indiana University
D. Nicoló - University of Pisa
R. Nolty - California Institute of Technology
C. Okada - Boston University
C. Orth - Boston University
G. Osteria - University of Naples Federico II
O. Palamara - University of Salento
S. Parlati - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
V. Patera - Sapienza University of Rome
L. Patrizii - University of Bologna
R. Pazzi - University of Pisa
C.W. Peck - California Institute of Technology
S. Petrera - University of Salento
N.D. Pignatano - California Institute of Technology
P. Pistilli - University of Salento
V. Popa - University of Bologna
A. Rainó - University of Bari Aldo Moro
J. Reynoldson - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
F. Ronga - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
U. Rubizzo - University of Bologna
A. Sanzgiri - Texas A&M University
F. Sartogo - Sapienza University of Rome
C. Satriano - University of Basilicata
L. Satta - Sapienza University of Rome
E. Scapparone - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN
K. Scholberg - California Institute of Technology
A. Sciubba - Sapienza University of Rome
P. Serra-Lugaresi - University of Bologna
M. Severi - Sapienza University of Rome
M. Sitta - University of Turin
P.F. Spada - University of Bologna
P. Spinelli - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Spinetti - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
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. Tarlé - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
V. Togo - University of Bologna
V. Valente - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN
E. Vilela - University of Bologna
C.W. Walter - California Institute of Technology
R. Webb - Texas A&M University
The MACRO collaboration
Publication Details: Nuclear physics. Section B, Proceedings supplement, v 61(3), pp 180-184
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0031991864
Other Identifier: 991019296802804721

Performance of the MACRO detector at gran sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations

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