Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere

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Hansen, P.; Gaisser, Thomas K.; Stanev, Todor; Sciutto, Sergio Juan
Año de publicación
2005
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In this paper we study the sensitivity of the flux of atmospheric muons to uncertainties in the primary cosmic ray spectrum and to the treatment of the geomagnetic field. We use the air shower simulation program AIRES to make the calculation for two different primary spectra and under several approximations to the propagation of charged particles in the geomagnetic field. The results illustrate the importance of accurate modeling of the geomagnetic field effects. We propose a high and a low fit of the proton and helium fluxes, and calculate the muon fluxes with these different inputs. Comparison with measurements of the muon flux by the CAPRICE experiment shows a slight preference for the higher primary cosmic ray flux parametrization.
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Instituto de Física La Plata
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Ciencias Exactas
Física
sensitivity
atmospheric muons
cosmic ray
geomagnetic field
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
title Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
spellingShingle Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
Hansen, P.
Ciencias Exactas
Física
sensitivity
atmospheric muons
cosmic ray
geomagnetic field
title_short Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
title_full Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
title_fullStr Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
title_full_unstemmed Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
title_sort Influence of the geomagnetic field and of the uncertainties in the primary spectrum on the development of the muon flux in the atmosphere
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hansen, P.
Gaisser, Thomas K.
Stanev, Todor
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
author Hansen, P.
author_facet Hansen, P.
Gaisser, Thomas K.
Stanev, Todor
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
author_role author
author2 Gaisser, Thomas K.
Stanev, Todor
Sciutto, Sergio Juan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
Física
sensitivity
atmospheric muons
cosmic ray
geomagnetic field
topic Ciencias Exactas
Física
sensitivity
atmospheric muons
cosmic ray
geomagnetic field
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this paper we study the sensitivity of the flux of atmospheric muons to uncertainties in the primary cosmic ray spectrum and to the treatment of the geomagnetic field. We use the air shower simulation program AIRES to make the calculation for two different primary spectra and under several approximations to the propagation of charged particles in the geomagnetic field. The results illustrate the importance of accurate modeling of the geomagnetic field effects. We propose a high and a low fit of the proton and helium fluxes, and calculate the muon fluxes with these different inputs. Comparison with measurements of the muon flux by the CAPRICE experiment shows a slight preference for the higher primary cosmic ray flux parametrization.
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
Instituto de Física La Plata
description In this paper we study the sensitivity of the flux of atmospheric muons to uncertainties in the primary cosmic ray spectrum and to the treatment of the geomagnetic field. We use the air shower simulation program AIRES to make the calculation for two different primary spectra and under several approximations to the propagation of charged particles in the geomagnetic field. The results illustrate the importance of accurate modeling of the geomagnetic field effects. We propose a high and a low fit of the proton and helium fluxes, and calculate the muon fluxes with these different inputs. Comparison with measurements of the muon flux by the CAPRICE experiment shows a slight preference for the higher primary cosmic ray flux parametrization.
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