Vertical muon intensity measured with MACRO at the Gran Sasso laboratory

Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Auriemma, G; Baker, R; Baldini, A; Barbarino, Gc; Barish, Bc; Battistoni, G; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C; Bernardini, P; Bilokon, H; Bisi, V; Bloise, C; Bower, C; Bussino, S; Cafagna, F; Calicchio, M; Campana, D; Carboni, M; Castellano, Marcello; Cecchini, S; Cei, F; Celio, P; Chiarella, V; Corona, A; Coutu, S; Decataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; Demarzo, C; Demitri, I; Devincenzi, M; Dicredico, A; Erriquez, O; Favuzzi, C; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Grassi, M; Grillo, A; Guarino, F; Guarnaccia, P; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Kanson, K; Hawthorne, A; Heinz, R; Hong, Jt; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Kearns, E; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Liu, R; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Y, Lu; Ludlam, G; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Margiottaneri, A; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzarichiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Michael, Dg; Mikheyev, S; Miller, L; Mittelbrunn, M; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicolo, D; Nolty, R; Okada, C; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Palamara, O; Parlati, S; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Petrera, S; Pignatano, Nd; Pistilli, P; Popa, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Sanzgiri, A; Sartogo, F; Satriano, C; Satta, L; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Serralugaresi, P; Severi, M; Sitta, M; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Tassoni, F; Togo, V; Valente, V; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.52.3793

The vertical underground muon intensity has been measured in the slant depth range 3200-7000 hg cm(-2) (standard rock) with the completed lower part of the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso laboratory, using a large sample of data. These observations are used to compute the surface muon flux and the primary ''all-nucleon'' spectrum. An analysis of systematic uncertainties introduced by the interaction models in the atmosphere and the underground propagation of muons is presented.

Vertical muon intensity measured with MACRO at the Gran Sasso laboratory / Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Auriemma, G; Baker, R; Baldini, A; Barbarino, Gc; Barish, Bc; Battistoni, G; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C; Bernardini, P; Bilokon, H; Bisi, V; Bloise, C; Bower, C; Bussino, S; Cafagna, F; Calicchio, M; Campana, D; Carboni, M; Castellano, Marcello; Cecchini, S; Cei, F; Celio, P; Chiarella, V; Corona, A; Coutu, S; Decataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; Demarzo, C; Demitri, I; Devincenzi, M; Dicredico, A; Erriquez, O; Favuzzi, C; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Grassi, M; Grillo, A; Guarino, F; Guarnaccia, P; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Kanson, K; Hawthorne, A; Heinz, R; Hong, Jt; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Kearns, E; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Liu, R; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Lu, Y; Ludlam, G; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Margiottaneri, A; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzarichiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Michael, Dg; Mikheyev, S; Miller, L; Mittelbrunn, M; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicolo, D; Nolty, R; Okada, C; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Palamara, O; Parlati, S; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Petrera, S; Pignatano, Nd; Pistilli, P; Popa, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Sanzgiri, A; Sartogo, F; Satriano, C; Satta, L; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Serralugaresi, P; Severi, M; Sitta, M; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Tassoni, F; Togo, V; Valente, V; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW D. - ISSN 0556-2821. - STAMPA. - 52:7(1995), pp. 3793-3802. [10.1103/PhysRevD.52.3793]