The atmospheric charged kaon/pion ratio using seasonal variation methods

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-145

  Grashorn, E W ^e,g   de Jong, J K ^c,h   Goodman, M C ^a   Habig, A ^f   Marshak, M L ^e   Mufson, S ^d   Osprey, S ^h   Schreiner, P ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^g OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Kaons; Muons; Pions; Seasonal effect

Indexed keywords

FAR DETECTOR; FIXED TARGETS; ICE CUBES; KAONS; SEASONAL EFFECTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNDERGROUND DETECTORS;

BOSONS; COSMOLOGY; DETECTORS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77649188806     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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