Atmospheric MUons from PArametric formulas: a fast GEnerator for neutrino telescopes (MUPAGE)

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 915-923

  Carminati, G ^a   Bazzotti, M ^a   Margiotta, A ^a   Spurio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo generator; Multiple muons; Neutrino telescopes; Simulation of atmospheric muons

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORROSION PREVENTION; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONIZING RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; NUMBER THEORY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELESCOPES; TEST FACILITIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC MUONS; CATALOGUE IDENTIFIERS; COSMIC RAY SHOWERS; CYLINDRICAL SURFACES; DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMS; ENERGY SPECTRUMS; EXTERNAL-; FAST SIMULATIONS; HIGH ENERGIES; IRELAND; LATERAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MONTE CARLO GENERATOR; MONTE CARLO GENERATORS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; MULTIPLE MUONS; MUON FLUXES; NEUTRINO TELESCOPES; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; OPERATING SYSTEMS; PENTIUM M; PRIMARY COSMIC RAYS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ROOT SYSTEMS; SIMULATION OF ATMOSPHERIC MUONS; SLACKWARE; SOLUTION METHODS; TEST DATUMS; VERTICAL DEPTHS; WORD SIZES; ZENITH ANGLES;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

EID: 55549099216     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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