PRIMARY SPECTRUM AND COMPOSITION IN THE REGION 10-1000 TeV
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The spectra and composition of cosmic ray primaries are being studied by fitting extensive and detailed underground muon data using scaling model calculations of hadronic interactions in the atmosphere. Three types of data have been analyzed: (1) The intensity-depth curve for the total flux of muons. (2) The muon charge ratio. (3) The rates of doubles, triples, and higher multiplicities in the standard 80 m fiducial area of the Utah detector. Several constraints on the primary spectra and composition are obtained by considering these data and implications for some proposed spectra and compositions are discussed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001