Variable altitude muon detection and angular dependence of cosmic ray muon flux
- Author:
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Pipes, Robert M.
- Title:
- Variable altitude muon detection and angular dependence of cosmic ray muon flux
- Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 8
- Subject:
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Cosmic rays
Mauna Kea
Muons
Saddle Road
- Summary:
- Cosmic ray muons are particles produced in the upper atmosphere by incident cosmic rays. This study investigates cosmic ray muon fluxes with variable altitude and incidence angle. A portable muon detection apparatus was used at 400 m internals between sea level and 4,200 m to measure muon incidence rates with altitude and incidence angle dependence.The results show that the muon fluxes increase with elevation but have no significant dependence on azimuthal incidence angle.
- URL:
- http://docplayer.net/48076463-Variable-altitude-muon-detection-and-angular-dependence-of-cosmic-ray-muon-flux.html
- Date:
- 2014
- Collection:
- Monographs