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Muon astronomy with the MACRO detector

Authors :
V. Chiarella
G. Mandrioli
B. B. Bam
R. Pazzi
P. Monacelli
A. Marin
Maurizio Spurio
A. Surdo
M. De Vincenzi
S. Coutu
J. L. Stone
L. Satta
A. Di Credico
D. G. Michael
C. Satriano
G. Auriemma
S. Cecchini
S. Kyriazopoulou
F. Predieri
C. Favuzzi
Pierluigi Campana
M. J. Longo
P. Serra Lugaresi
S. L. Nutter
V. Bisi
G. Tarle
C. W. Walter
Steven Ahlen
Paolo Giubellino
P. Spinelli
M. Severi
E. Kearns
A. A. Grillo
R. C. Webb
G. C. Barbarino
Roberto Bellotti
A. Marzari Chiesa
L. Patrizii
S. Klein
C. Okada
V. Valente
F.J. Ronga
D. Martello
G. Mancarella
J. Reynoldson
Edward Diehl
Paolo Lipari
Eugenio Scapparone
G. DeCataldo
Mario Sitta
C. Gustavino
J. Petrakis
Giuseppe Osteria
V. Togo
S. Parlati
M. Ambrosio
R. Steinberg
F. Cafagna
Pio Pistilli
Erik Katsavounidis
C. Bemporad
S. L. Mufson
Lawrence Sulak
Severino Angelo Maria Bussino
P. Matteuzzi
P. Green
A. Corona
A. Margiotta-Neri
D. Levin
R.M. Heinz
Gianfranca De Rosa
Fabrizio Cei
C. Chiera
G. R. Verdone
E. Lamanna
O. Palamara
C. W. Peck
L. Ramello
M. Grassi
N. D. Pignatano
D. Ficenec
Kate Scholberg
O. Erriquez
A. Cobis
P. Bernardini
E. Iarocci
F. Guarino
J. A. Musser
R. Liu
M. Calicchio
G. Battistoni
M. Spinetti
Halina Bilokon
G. Liu
J. T. Hong
J. L. Miller
C. E. Lane
Alec Habig
Barry C. Barish
H. Dekhissi
C. Forti
Massimo Masera
G. Giacomelli
Marco Monteno
C. Bloise
P. Fusco
W. A. Worstell
S. Petrera
Andrea Carlo Marini
C. Lee
N. Giglietto
L. Foti
G. Martellotti
D. Campana
Robert A. Cormack
C. DeMarzo
M. Carboni
G. Giannini
Vincenzo Patera
R. Antolini
A. Sciubba
A. Baldini
J. Steele
G. Ludlam
Barbarino, Giancarlo
Guarino, Fausto
Ahlen, S
Ambrosio, M
Antolini, R
Auriemma, G
Baldini, A
Bam, B
Barbarino, G
Barish, B
Battistoni, G
Bellotti, R
Bemporad, C
Bernardini, P
Bilokon, H
Bisi, V
Bloise, C
Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria
Cafagna, F
Calicchio, M
Campana, P
Campana, D
Carboni, M
Cecchini, S
Cei, F
Chiarella, V
Chiera, C
Cobis, A
Cormack, R
Corona, A
Coutu, S
Decataldo, G
Dekhissi, H
Demarzo, C
Devincenzi, M
Dicredico, A
Diehl, E
Erriquez, O
Favuzzi, C
Ficenec, D
Forti, C
Foti, L
Fusco, P
Giacomelli, G
Giannini, G
Giglietto, N
Giubellino, P
Grassi, M
Green, P
Grillo, A
Guarino, F
Gustavino, C
Habig, A
Heinz, R
Hong, J
Iarocci, E
Katsavounidis, E
Kearns, E
Klein, S
Kyriazopoulou, S
Lamanna, E
Lane, C
Lee, C
Levin, D
Lipari, P
Liu, G
Liu, R
Longo, M
Ludlam, G
Mancarella, G
Mandrioli, G
Margiottaneri, A
Marin, A
Marini, A
Martello, D
Martellotti, G
Chiesa, Am
Masera, M
Matteuzzi, P
Michael, D
Miller, Jl
Monacelli, P
Monteno, M
Mufson, Sl
Musser, J
Nutter, S
Okada, C
Osteria, G
Palamara, O
Parlati, S
Patera, V
Patrizii, L
Pazzi, R
Peck, C
Petrakis, J
Petrera, S
Pignatano, N
Pistilli, P
Predieri, F
Ramello, L
Reynoldson, J
Ronga, F
Rosa, G
Satriano, C
Satta, L
Scapparone, E
Scholberg, K
Sciubba, A
Lugaresi, P
Severi, M
Sitta, M
Spinelli, P
Spinetti, M
Spurio, M
Steele, J
Steinberg, R
Stone, J
Sulak, L
Surdo, A
Tarle, G
Togo, V
Valente, V
Verdone, G
Walter, C
Webb, R
Worstell, W.
Ahlen S.
Ambrosio M.
Antolini R.
Auriemma G.
Baldini A.
Bam B.
Barbarino G.
Barish B.
Battistoni G.
Bellotti R.
Bemporad C.
Bernardini P.
Bilokon H.
Bisi V.
Bloise C.
Bussino S.
Cafagna F.
Calicchio M.
Campana P.
Campana D.
Carboni M.
Cecchini S.
Cei F.
Chiarella V.
Chiera C.
Cobis A.
Cormack R.
Corona A.
Coutu S.
DeCataldo G.
Dekhissi H.
DeMarzo C.
De Vincenzi M.
Di Credico A.
Diehl E.
Erriquez O.
Favuzzi C.
Ficenec D.
Forti C.
Foti L.
Fusco P.
Giacomelli G.
Giannini G.
Giglietto N.
Giubellino P.
Grassi M.
Green P.
Grillo A.
Guarino F.
Gustavino C.
Habig A.
Heinz R.
Hong J.
Iarocci E.
Katsavounidis E.
Kearns E.
Klein S.
Kyriazopoulou S.
Lamanna E.
Lane C.
Lee C.
Levin D.
Lipari P.
Liu G.
Liu R.
Longo M.
Ludlam G.
Mancarella G.
Mandrioli G.
Margiotta-Neri A.
Marin A.
Marini A.
Martello D.
Martellotti G.
Marzari Chiesa A.
Masera M.
Matteuzzi P.
Michael D.
Miller J.L.
Monacelli P.
Monteno M.
Mufson S.L.
Musser J.
Nutter S.
Okada C.
Osteria G.
Palamara O.
Parlati S.
Patera V.
Patrizii L.
Pazzi R.
Peck C.
Petrakis J.
Petrera S.
Pignatano N.
Pistilli P.
Predieri F.
Ramello L.
Reynoldson J.
et al
S., Ahlen
M., Ambrosio
R., Antolini
G., Auriemma
A., Baldini
B., Bam
G., Barbarino
B., Barish
G., Battistoni
R., Bellotti
C., Bemporad
P., Bernardini
H., Bilokon
V., Bisi
C., Bloise
S., Bussino
F., Cafagna
M., Calicchio
P., Campana
D., Campana
M., Carboni
S., Cecchini
F., Cei
V., Chiarella
C., Chiera
A., Cobi
R., Cormack
A., Corona
S., Coutu
G., Decataldo
H., Dekhissi
C., Demarzo
M., de Vincenzi
A., di Credico
E., Diehl
O., Erriquez
C., Favuzzi
D., Ficenec
C., Forti
L., Foti
P., Fusco
G., Giacomelli
G., Giannini
N., Giglietto
P., Giubellino
M., Grassi
P., Green
A., Grillo
F., Guarino
C., Gustavino
A., Habig
R., Heinz
J., Hong
E., Iarocci
E., Katsavounidi
E., Kearn
S., Klein
S., Kyriazopoulou
E., Lamanna
C., Lane
C., Lee
D., Levin
P., Lipari
G., Liu
R., Liu
M., Longo
G., Ludlam
Mancarella, Giovanni
G., Mandrioli
A., Margiotta Neri
A., Marin
A., Marini
Martello, Daniele
G., Martellotti
A., Marzari Chiesa
M., Masera
P., Matteuzzi
D., Michael
J. L., Miller
P., Monacelli
M., Monteno
S. L., Mufson
J., Musser
S., Nutter
C., Okada
G., Osteria
O., Palamara
S., Parlati
V., Patera
L., Patrizii
R., Pazzi
C., Peck
J., Petraki
S., Petrera
N., Pignatano
P., Pistilli
F., Predieri
L., Ramello
J., Reynoldson
F., Ronga
G., Rosa
C., Satriano
L., Satta
E., Scapparone
K., Scholberg
A., Sciubba
P., Serra Lugaresi
M., Severi
M., Sitta
P., Spinelli
M., Spinetti
M., Spurio
J., Steele
R., Steinberg
J., Stone
L., Sulak
A., Surdo
G., Tarle
V., Togo
V., Valente
G., Verdone
C., Walter
R., Webb
W., Worstell
The MACRO, Collaboration
Source :
Scopus-Elsevier

Abstract

We have analyzed a sample of 1.8 x 10(6) muons with E(mu) greater-than-or-similar-to 1.3 TeV collected by the first and second supermodules of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso during the period 1989 February to 1991 February. We have searched for an excess of muons of celestial origin over cosmic-ray background. Our search for steady sources in solid angle bins of DELTAOMEGA almost-equal-to 3.0-degrees x 3.0-degrees in the declination range -5-degrees less-than-or-equal-to delta less-than-or-equal-to 90-degrees was negative; the upper limit with 95% C.L. to the muon flux at mid-latitudes (delta approximately 45-degrees) is J(mu)steady less-than-or-similar-to 2 x 10(-12) cm-2 s-1. In addition, we have searched for muon excesses modulated by the orbital period of selected X-ray sources, including Cyg X-3, Cyg X-1, Her X-1, 4U 0115+63, and 4U 1907+09. For Cyg X-3 we obtained an upper limit with 95% C.L. of J(mu)mod less-than-or-equal-to 8.8 x 10(-13) cm-2 s-1. Further, we have no evidence of any bursting activity from Cyg X-3, during our search period, which includes the radio outburst of 1991 January.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Scopus-Elsevier
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....4e801b102934e28d912fd91e2b43d091