Probing very high energy prompt muon and neutrino fluxes and the cosmic ray knee via underground muons

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Gandhi, Raj ^a   Panda, Sukanta ^a,b  

^a HARISH CHANDRA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Ultra high energy cosmic rays; Ultra high energy photons and neutrinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749106837     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2006/07/011     Document Type: Article

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