1. Measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio with the OPERA detector
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A. Schembri, T. Matsuo, Ante Ljubičić, Alessandro Paoloni, F. Grianti, T. M. Roganova, Dmitry Golubkov, R. Brugnera, J. Lenkeit, Naotaka Naganawa, F. Juget, Pierre Vilain, N. Mauri, J. Ebert, F. Di Capua, M. Tenti, L. Votano, K. Pretzl, C. Lazzaro, V. Boyarkin, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, Antonio Ereditato, C. Sirignano, F. Dal Corso, Hiroki Rokujo, T. Tran, S. Miyamoto, Akitaka Ariga, M. S. Vladimirov, M. Besnier, André Rubbia, Y. Déclais, B. D. Park, Amina Zghiche, Yu. Zaitsev, A. Garfagnini, Nicola D'Ambrosio, C. Oldorf, Caren Hagner, N. Agafonova, Tatsuhiro Naka, T. Brugière, J. Yoshida, Shigeki Aoki, R. A. Fini, F. Meisel, A. G. Olchevski, I. Kreslo, S. Zemskova, H. Shibuya, D. Duchesneau, F. Pupilli, A. Badertscher, O. Egorov, Satoru Takahashi, E. Medinaceli, G. Brunetti, L. Chaussard, F. Terranova, C. Goellnitz, C. Gustavino, C. Fukushima, S. Dmitrievski, M. Spinetti, R. I. Enikeev, G. Rosa, U. Moser, M. Nakamura, Torben Ferber, G. Romano, P. Migliozzi, Maximiliano Sioli, N. Chon-Sen, Krešimir Jakovčić, A. Cazes, Y. A. Gornushkin, A. Russo, N. G. Polukhina, G. Policastro, Yoshihiro Sato, Cécile Jollet, Luigi Salvatore Esposito, J. Knuesel, G. D'Amato, H. Kubota, M. Giorgini, Anselmo Meregaglia, Guillaume Lutter, N. Di Marco, G. Grella, M. T. Muciaccia, S. Simone, L. A. Goncharova, C. Pistillo, V. G. Ryasny, O. G. Ryazhskaya, Mario Stipčević, M. Cozzi, A. Di Giovanni, G. Felici, Seok Kim, M. Kimura, M. Pozzato, M. Kazuyama, P. A. Publichenko, S. Ogawa, Murat Guler, P. Strolin, H. Pessard, I. G. Park, V. A. Matveev, M. Hierholzer, Kimio Niwa, Koichi Kodama, Marcos Dracos, A. M. Anokhina, V. I. Galkin, W. Schmidt Parzefall, Salvatore Buontempo, A. S. Malgin, S. Tufanli, R. Zimmermann, Toshiyuki Nakano, T. Hara, M. M. Chernyavsky, A. Sheshukov, C. S. Yoon, Dmitry V. Naumov, G. De Lellis, U. Kose, D. Di Ferdinando, M. Ieva, S. Mikado, V. Chiarella, M. Paniccia, R. Rescigno, H. Schroeder, A. V. Bagulya, L. Scotto Lavina, P. Monacelli, D. Frekers, Kunihiro Morishima, Björn Wonsak, D. Autiero, V. I. Osedlo, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, T. Yoshioka, J. Favier, Luca Stanco, E. Pennacchio, J. L. Vuilleumier, Alessandra Pastore, T. Fukuda, V. Nikitina, D. Bick, K. Hamada, A. Bertolin, J. S. Song, Masahiro Komatsu, G. Giacomelli, I. Tezuka, V. F. Yakushev, G. Sirri, Artem Chukanov, Cristiano Bozza, V. Tioukov, A. Marotta, Thomas Strauss, B. Klicek, L. Patrizii, G. Mandrioli, I. Rostovtseva, N. I. Starkov, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, G. I. Orlova, S. Dusini, K. Hoshino, V. Pilipenko, Y. Nonoyama, A. Longhin, J. Marteau, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, V. BOYARKIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIÈRE, R. BRUGNERA, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, M. COZZI, G. D’AMATO, F. DAL CORSO, N. D’AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, R. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, C. FUKUSHIMA, V. I. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOELLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, A. OLCHEVSKI, C. OLDORF, G. ORLOVA, V. OSEDLO, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, G. POLICASTRO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, T. YOSHIOKA, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, Agafonova, N., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Boyarkin, V., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Cozzi, M., D’Amato, G., Dal corso, F., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Déclais, Y., De Serio, M., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Di Ferdinando, D., Di Giovanni, A., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Fukushima, C., Galkin, V. I., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Kubota, H., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Olchevski, A., Oldorf, C., Orlova, G., Osedlo, V., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Policastro, G., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt parzefall, W., Schroeder, H., Scotto lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshioka, T., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Zimmermann, R., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Agafonova, N, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Bick, D, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugiere, T, Brugnera, R, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Cozzi, M, D'Amato, G, Dal Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, Declais, Y, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Giovanni, A, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Fukushima, C, Galkin, V, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Olchevski, A, Oldorf, C, Orlova, G, Osedlo, V, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Policastro, G, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshioka, T, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, and Zimmermann, R
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Cosmic-Ray Muon ,Particle physics ,Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) ,Meson ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Cosmic ray ,01 natural sciences ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Nuclear physics ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,Pion ,Spectrum ,atmospheric muons ,charge ratios ,OPERA detector ,Gran Sasso ,0103 physical sciences ,[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,Macro ,010306 general physics ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,ATMOSPHERIC MUONS ,Physics ,Underground Moun ,Muon ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Order (ring theory) ,MUON SPECTROMETER ,UNDERGROUND PHYSICS ,Physique des particules élémentaires ,Production (computer science) ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Energy (signal processing) ,Particle Physics - Experiment ,Lepton - Abstract
The OPERA detector at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory (LNGS) was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV energy region. We analyzed 403069 atmospheric muons corresponding to 113.4 days of livetime during the 2008 CNGS run. We computed separately the muon charge ratio for single and for multiple muon events in order to select different energy regions of the primary cosmic ray spectrum and to test the Rμ dependence on the primary composition. The measured Rμ values were corrected taking into account the charge-misidentification errors. Data have also been grouped in five bins of the "vertical surface energy" ℰμcos θ. A fit to a simplified model of muon production in the atmosphere allowed the determination of the pion and kaon charge ratios weighted by the cosmic ray energy spectrum. © Springer-Verlag / Società Italiana di Fisica 2010., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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