The OPERA experiment discovered muon neutrino into tau neutrino oscillations in appearance mode, detecting tau leptons by means of nuclear emulsion films. The apparatus was also endowed with electronic detectors with tracking capability, such as scintillator strips and resistive plate chambers. Because of its location in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, under 3800 m.w.e., the OPERA detector has also been used as an observatory for TeV muons produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. In this paper the measurement of the single muon flux modulation and its correlation with the seasonal cycle of atmospheric temperature is reported.

Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., et al. (2019). Measurement of the cosmic ray muon flux seasonal variation with the OPERA detector. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2019(10), 003-003 [10.1088/1475-7516/2019/10/003].

Measurement of the cosmic ray muon flux seasonal variation with the OPERA detector

Terranova F.;
2019

Abstract

The OPERA experiment discovered muon neutrino into tau neutrino oscillations in appearance mode, detecting tau leptons by means of nuclear emulsion films. The apparatus was also endowed with electronic detectors with tracking capability, such as scintillator strips and resistive plate chambers. Because of its location in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, under 3800 m.w.e., the OPERA detector has also been used as an observatory for TeV muons produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere. In this paper the measurement of the single muon flux modulation and its correlation with the seasonal cycle of atmospheric temperature is reported.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
cosmic rays detectors; neutrino detectors; neutrino experiments
English
2019
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10
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Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., et al. (2019). Measurement of the cosmic ray muon flux seasonal variation with the OPERA detector. JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 2019(10), 003-003 [10.1088/1475-7516/2019/10/003].
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