Atmospheric muons: experimental aspects

oleh: S. Cecchini, M. Spurio

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01

Deskripsi

We present a review of atmospheric muon flux and energy spectrum measurements over almost six decades of muon momentum. Sea level and underground/water/ice experiments are considered. Possible sources of systematic errors in the measurements are examined. The characteristics of underground/water muons (muons in bundle, lateral distribution, energy spectrum) are discussed. The connection between the atmospheric muon and neutrino measurements are also reported.