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Cosmic-ray muon flux at Canfranc Underground Laboratory |
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| Author: | Trzaska, Wladyslaw Henryk1; Slupecki, Maciej1; Bandac, Iulian2; |
| Organizations: |
1Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland 2Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc, Canfranc, Spain 3Institute of Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
4Kerttu Saalasti Institute, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
5Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019090326555 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Springer Nature,
2019
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| Publish Date: | 2019-09-03 |
| Description: |
AbstractResidual flux and angular distribution of high-energy cosmic muons have been measured in two underground locations at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC) using a dedicated Muon Monitor. The instrument consists of three layers of fast scintillation detector modules operating as 352 independent pixels. The monitor has a flux-defining area of 1 m² and covers all azimuth angles, and zenith angles up to 80°. The measured integrated muon flux is (5.26±0.21)×10⁻³ m⁻²s⁻¹ in the Hall A of the LAB2400 and (4.29±0.17)×10⁻³3 m⁻²s⁻¹ in LAB2500. The angular dependence is consistent with the known profile and rock density of the surrounding mountains. In particular, there is a clear maximum in the flux coming from the direction of the Rioseta valley. see all
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| Series: |
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields |
| ISSN: | 1434-6044 |
| ISSN-E: | 1434-6052 |
| ISSN-L: | 1434-6044 |
| Volume: | 79 |
| Article number: | 721 |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7239-9 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7239-9 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
114 Physical sciences |
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| Funding: |
This work has been supported in part by the Council of Oulu Region, the European Union Regional Development Fund, and by the grant of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation number 3.3008.2017. |
| Copyright information: |
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