The observation of up-going charged particles produced by high energy muons in underground detectors

M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; C. Aramo; G. Auriemma; A. Baldini; G.C. Barbarino; B.C. Barish; G. Battistoni; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; V. Bisi; C. Bloise; C. Bower; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; D. Campana; M. Carboni; M. Castellano; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; S. Coutu; G. Cunti; L. De Benedictis; G. De Cataldo; H. Dekhissi; C. De Marzo; I. De Mitri; M. De Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; C. Forti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; M. Grassi; L. Gray; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; P. Guarnaccia; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; K. Hanson; A. Hawthorne; R. Heinz; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; D.S. Levin; P. Lipari; N.P. Longley; M.J. Longo; F. Maaroufi; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; S. Manzoor; A. Margiotta Neri; A. Marini; D. Martello; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M.N. Mazziotta; C. Mazzotta; 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; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C.W. Peck; S. Petrera; P. Pistilli; V. Popa; V. Pugliese; A. Rainó; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; U. Rubizzo; A. Sanzgiri; C. Satriano; L. Satta; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra-Lugaresi; M. Severi; M. Sioli; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; R. Steinberg; J.L. Stone; L.R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarlé; V. Togo; C.W. Walter; R. Webb; MACRO Collaboration

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The observation of up-going charged particles produced by high energy muons in underground detectors

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The observation of up-going charged particles produced by high energy muons in underground detectors

M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, C. Aramo, G. Auriemma, A. Baldini, G.C. Barbarino, B.C. Barish, G. Battistoni, R. Bellotti, C. Bemporad, …

Astroparticle physics, v 9(2), pp 105-117

1998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(98)00010-3

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An experimental study of the production of up-going charged particles in inelastic interactions of down-going underground muons is reported, using data obtained from the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. In a sample of 12.2 × 10 6 single muons, corresponding to a detector lifetime of 1.55 y, 243 events are observed having an up-going particle associated with a down-going muon. These events are analysed to determine the range and emission angle distributions of the up-going particle, corrected for detection and reconstruction efficiency. Measurements of the muon neutrino flux by underground detectors are often based on the observation of through-going and stopping muons produced in ν μ interactions in the rock below the detector. Up-going particles produced by an undetected down-going muon are a potential background source in these measurements. The implications of this background for neutrino studies using MACRO are discussed.

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Title: The observation of up-going charged particles produced by high energy muons in underground detectors
Creators: M. Ambrosio - University of Naples Federico II
R. Antolini - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
C. Aramo - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
G. Auriemma - University of Basilicata
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 Frascati, Roma, Italy
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 Frascati, Roma, Italy
V. Bisi - University of Turin
C. Bloise - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy
C. Bower - Indiana University
S. Bussino - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Roma “La Sapienza” and INFN, 00185 Roma, Italy
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, 00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy
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, 00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy
S. Coutu - Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
G. Cunti - Sapienza University of Rome
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 - University of L'Aquila
M. De Vincenzi - Roma Tre University
A. Di Credico - 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 Frascati, 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. Grassi - University of Pisa
L. Gray - California Institute of Technology
A. Grillo - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
F. Guarino - University of Naples Federico II
P. Guarnaccia - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Gustavino - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
A. Habig - Boston University
K. Hanson - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
A. Hawthorne - Indiana University
R. Heinz - Indiana 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
N.P. Longley - Swarthmore College
M.J. Longo - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
F. Maaroufi - University of Bologna
G. Mancarella - University of Salento
G. Mandrioli - University of Bologna
S. Manzoor - University of Bologna
A. Margiotta Neri - Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Bologna and INFN, 40126 Bologna, Italy
A. Marini - DELL (United States)
D. Martello - University of Salento
A. Marzari-Chiesa - University of Turin
M.N. Mazziotta - University of Bari Aldo Moro
C. Mazzotta - University of Salento
D.G. Michael - California Institute of Technology
S. Mikheyev - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
L. Miller - Indiana University
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. 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
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 L'Aquila
P. Pistilli - Roma Tre University
V. Popa - University of Bologna
V. Pugliese - Sapienza University of Rome
A. Rainó - 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 Frascati, Roma, Italy
U. Rubizzo - University of Naples Federico II
A. Sanzgiri - Texas A&M University
C. Satriano - University of Basilicata
L. Satta - Sapienza University of Rome
E. Scapparone - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso dell'INFN, 67010 Assergi L'Aquila, Italy
K. Scholberg - Boston University
A. Sciubba - Sapienza University of Rome
P. Serra-Lugaresi - University of Bologna
M. Severi - Sapienza University of Rome
M. Sioli - University of Bologna
M. Sitta - University of Turin
P. Spinelli - University of Bari Aldo Moro
M. Spinetti - Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN, 00044 Frascati, 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. Tarlé - University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
V. Togo - University of Bologna
C.W. Walter - Boston University
R. Webb - Texas A&M University
MACRO Collaboration
Publication Details: Astroparticle physics, v 9(2), pp 105-117
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000075672500001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0032140453
Other Identifier: 991019297070204721

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