Zenith distribution and flux of atmospheric muons measured with the 5-line ANTARES detector

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Aguilar, J A ^a   Albert, A ^b   Anton, G ^c   Anvar, S ^d   Ardid, M ^e   Assis Jesus, A C ^f   Astraatmadja, T ^f   Aubert, J J ^g   Auer, R ^c   Baret, B ^h   Basa, S ⁱ   Bazzotti, M ^j,k   Bertin, V ^g   Biagi, S ^j,k   Bigongiari, C ^a   Bou Cabo, M ^e   Bouwhuis, M C ^f   Brown, A M ^g   Brunner, J ^g   Busto, J ^g   Camarena, F ^e   Capone, A ^l,m   Carminati, G ^j,k   Carr, J ^g   Castel, D ^b   Castorina, E ^n,o   Cavasinni, V ^n,o   Cecchini, S ^k,p   Charvis, Ph ^q   Chiarusi, T ^k   Circella, M ^r   Coniglione, R ^s   Costantini, H ^t   Cottini, N ^u   Coyle, P ^g   Curtil, C ^g   De Bonis, G ^l,m   Decowski, M P ^f   Dekeyser, I ^v   Deschamps, A ^q   Distefano, C ^s   Donzaud, C ^h,w   Dornic, D ^a,g   Drouhin, D ^b   Eberl, T ^c   Emanuele, U ^a   Ernenwein, J P ^g   Escoffier, S ^g   Fehr, F ^c   Flaminio, V ^n,o   Fratini, K ^t,x   Fritsch, U ^c   Fuda, J L ^v   Giacomelli, G ^j,k   Gomez Gonzalez J P ^a   Graf, K ^c   Guillard, G ^y   Halladjian, G ^g   Hallewell, G ^g   Van Haren, H ^z   Heijboer, A J ^f   Hello, Y ^q   Hernandez Rey J J ^a   Hoßl J ^c   De Jong, M ^f   Kalantar Nayestanaki, N ^aa   Kalekin, O ^c   Kappes, A ^c   Katz, U ^c   Kooijman, P ^f,ab,ac   Kopper, C ^c   Kouchner, A ^h   Kretschmer, W ^c   Lahmann, R ^c   Lamare, P ^d   Lambard, G ^g   Larosa, G ^e   Laschinsky, H ^c   Lefvre, D ^v   Lelaizant, G ^g   Lim, G ^f,ac   Lo Presti, D ^ad   Loehner, H ^aa   Loucatos, S ^u   Lucarelli, F ^l,m   Lyons, K ^y   Mangano, S ^a   Marcelin, M ⁱ   Margiotta, A ^j,k   Martinez Mora, J A ^e   Maurin, G ^u   Mazure, A ⁱ   Melissas, M ^g   Montaruli, T ^r,ae   Morganti, M ^n,o   Moscoso, L ^h,u   Motz, H ^c   Naumann, C ^u   Neff, M ^c   Ostasch, R ^c   Palioselitis, D ^f   Pvla, G E ^af   Payre, P ^g   Petrovic, J ^f   Piattelli, P ^s   Picot Clemente, N ^g   Picq, C ^u   Pillet, R ^q   Popa, V ^af   Pradier, T ^y   Presani, E ^f   Racca, C ^b   Radu, A ^af   Reed, C ^f,g   Richardt, C ^c   Rujoiu, M ^af   Russo, G V ^ad   Salesa, F ^a   Sapienza, P ^s   Schock F ^c   Schuller, J P ^u   Shanidze, R ^c   Simeone, F ^m   Spurio, M ^j,k   Steijger, J J M ^f   Stolarczyk, Th ^u   Taiuti, M ^t,x   Tamburini, C ^v   Tasca, L ⁱ   Toscano, S ^a   Vallage, B ^u   Van Elewyck, V ^h   Vecchi, M ^l   Vernin, P ^u   Wijnker, G ^f   De Wolf, E ^f,ac   Yepes, H ^a   Zaborov, D ^ag   Zornoza, J D ^a   Zuniga J ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Colmar   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d CEA IRFU SEDI   (France)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^f FOM INSTITUTE DIFFER   (Netherlands)

^g CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

ⁱ AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^k INFN SEZIONE DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^m INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^o INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^p OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^q UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^r INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^s INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^t INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^u CEA SACLAY   (France)

^v STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^w UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^x UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^z ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^ab UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^af INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^ag INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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Author keywords

Atmospheric muons; Depth intensity relation; Neutrino telescope

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; MOORING CABLES; TELESCOPES;

ATMOSPHERIC MUONS; DEPTH-INTENSITY RELATION; DETECTOR PARAMETERS; HIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEUTRINO TELESCOPES; SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 77957826106     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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