We have measured directly the residual energy of cosmic ray muons crossing the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. For this measurement we have used a transition radiation detector consisting of three identical modules, each of about 12 m(2) area, operating in the energy region from 100 GeV to 1 TeV, The results presented here were obtained with the first module collecting data for more than two years. The average single muon energy is found to be 320 +/- 4 (stat.) +/- 11 (syst.) GeV in the rock depth range 3000-6500 hg/cm(2). The results are in agreement with calculations of the energy loss of muons in the rock above the detector. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. RI Aramo, Carla/D-4317-2011; Cafagna, Francesco/A-9299-2010; Spurio, Maurizio/G-4170-2012; Lamanna, Ernesto/C-7658-2012; giglietto, nicola/I-8951-2012

Measurement of the energy spectrum of underground muons at Gran Sasso with a transition radiation detector / Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Aramo, C; Auriemma, G; 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; Chiarella, V; Choudhary, Bc; Coutu, S; De Benedictis, L; De Cataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; De Marzo, C; De Mitri, I; Derkaoui, J; De Vincenzi, M; Di Credico, A; Erriquez, O; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Giorgini, M; Grassi, M; Gray, L; Grillo, A; Guarino, F; Guarnaccia, P; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Hanson, K; Heinz, R; Huang, Y; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Kearns, E; Kim, H; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Maaroufi, F; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Manzoor, S; Neri, Am; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzari Chiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Mazzotta, C; Musser, J; Mikheyev, S; Miller, L; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicol, D; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Ouchrif, M; Palamara, O; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Petrera, S; Pistilli, P; Popa, V; Pugliese, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Rubizzo, U; Satriano, C; Satta, L; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Serra Lugaresi, P; Severi, M; Sioli, M; Sitta, P; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Togo, V; Ugolotti, D; Vakili, M; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - 10:1(1999), pp. 11-20. [10.1016/S0927-6505(98)00037-1]

Measurement of the energy spectrum of underground muons at Gran Sasso with a transition radiation detector

CASTELLANO, Marcello;FAVUZZI, Cecilia;GIGLIETTO, Nicola;
1999-01-01

Abstract

We have measured directly the residual energy of cosmic ray muons crossing the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. For this measurement we have used a transition radiation detector consisting of three identical modules, each of about 12 m(2) area, operating in the energy region from 100 GeV to 1 TeV, The results presented here were obtained with the first module collecting data for more than two years. The average single muon energy is found to be 320 +/- 4 (stat.) +/- 11 (syst.) GeV in the rock depth range 3000-6500 hg/cm(2). The results are in agreement with calculations of the energy loss of muons in the rock above the detector. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. RI Aramo, Carla/D-4317-2011; Cafagna, Francesco/A-9299-2010; Spurio, Maurizio/G-4170-2012; Lamanna, Ernesto/C-7658-2012; giglietto, nicola/I-8951-2012
1999
Measurement of the energy spectrum of underground muons at Gran Sasso with a transition radiation detector / Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Aramo, C; Auriemma, G; 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; Chiarella, V; Choudhary, Bc; Coutu, S; De Benedictis, L; De Cataldo, G; Dekhissi, H; De Marzo, C; De Mitri, I; Derkaoui, J; De Vincenzi, M; Di Credico, A; Erriquez, O; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Forti, C; Fusco, P; Giacomelli, G; Giannini, G; Giglietto, Nicola; Giorgini, M; Grassi, M; Gray, L; Grillo, A; Guarino, F; Guarnaccia, P; Gustavino, C; Habig, A; Hanson, K; Heinz, R; Huang, Y; Iarocci, E; Katsavounidis, E; Kearns, E; Kim, H; Kyriazopoulou, S; Lamanna, E; Lane, C; Levin, Ds; Lipari, P; Longley, Np; Longo, Mj; Maaroufi, F; Mancarella, G; Mandrioli, G; Manzoor, S; Neri, Am; Marini, A; Martello, D; Marzari Chiesa, A; Mazziotta, Mn; Mazzotta, C; Musser, J; Mikheyev, S; Miller, L; Monacelli, P; Montaruli, T; Monteno, M; Mufson, S; Musser, J; Nicol, D; Orth, C; Osteria, G; Ouchrif, M; Palamara, O; Patera, V; Patrizii, L; Pazzi, R; Peck, Cw; Petrera, S; Pistilli, P; Popa, V; Pugliese, V; Raino, A; Reynoldson, J; Ronga, F; Rubizzo, U; Satriano, C; Satta, L; Scapparone, E; Scholberg, K; Sciubba, A; Serra Lugaresi, P; Severi, M; Sioli, M; Sitta, P; Spinelli, P; Spinetti, M; Spurio, M; Steinberg, R; Stone, Jl; Sulak, Lr; Surdo, A; Tarle, G; Togo, V; Ugolotti, D; Vakili, M; Walter, Cw; Webb, R.. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - 10:1(1999), pp. 11-20. [10.1016/S0927-6505(98)00037-1]
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