Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS near detector

P. Adamson; C. Andreopoulos; D. J. Auty; D. S. Ayres; C. Backhouse; G. Barr; W. L. Barrett; P. Bhattarai; M. Bishai; A. Blake; G. J. Bock; D. J. Boehnlein; D. Bogert; S. Budd; S. Cavanaugh; D. Cherdack; S. Childress; B. C. Choudhary; J. A B Coelho; S. J. Coleman; L. Corwin; D. Cronin-Hennessy; D. Damiani; I. Z. Danko; J. K. De Jong; N. E. Devenish; M. V. Diwan; M. Dorman; C. O. Escobar; J. J. Evans; E. Falk; G. J. Feldman; T. H. Fields; M. V. Frohne; H. R. Gallagher; R. A. Gomes; M. C. Goodman; P. Gouffon; N. Graf; R. Gran; N. Grant; K. Grzelak; A. Habig; D. Harris; P. G. Harris; J. Hartnell; R. Hatcher; A. Himmel; A. Holin; X. Huang; J. Hylen; J. Ilic; G. M. Irwin; Z. Isvan; D. E. Jaffe; C. James; D. Jensen; T. Kafka; S. M S Kasahara; G. Koizumi; S. Kopp; M. Kordosky; Z. Krahn; A. Kreymer; K. Lang; G. Lefeuvre; J. Ling; P. J. Litchfield; L. Loiacono; P. Lucas; W. A. Mann; M. L. Marshak; N. Mayer; A. M. McGowan; R. Mehdiyev; J. R. Meier; M. D. Messier; D. G. Michael; W. H. Miller; S. R. Mishra; J. Mitchell; C. D. Moore; J. Morfín; L. Mualem; S. Mufson; J. Musser; D. Naples; J. K. Nelson; H. B. Newman; R. J. Nichol; J. A. Nowak; W. P. Oliver; M. Orchanian; J. Paley; R. B. Patterson; G. Pawloski; G. F. Pearce; R. Pittam; R. K. Plunkett; X. Qiu; J. Ratchford; T. M. Raufer; B. Rebel; J. Reichenbacher; P. A. Rodrigues; C. Rosenfeld; H. A. Rubin; V. A. Ryabov; M. C. Sanchez; N. Saoulidou; J. Schneps; P. Schreiner; P. Shanahan; A. Sousa; M. Strait; N. Tagg; R. L. Talaga; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; G. Tinti; R. Toner; G. Tzanakos; J. Urheim; P. Vahle; B. Viren; A. Weber; R. C. Webb; C. White; L. Whitehead; S. G. Wojcicki; D. M. Wright; T. Yang; R. Zwaska

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.83.032011

Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS near detector

P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, D. J. Auty, D. S. Ayres, C. Backhouse, G. Barr, W. L. Barrett, P. Bhattarai, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, D. J. Boehnlein, D. Bogert, S. Budd, S. Cavanaugh, D. Cherdack, S. Childress, B. C. Choudhary, J. A B Coelho, S. J. ColemanL. Corwin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, D. Damiani, I. Z. Danko, J. K. De Jong, N. E. Devenish, M. V. Diwan, M. Dorman, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk, G. J. Feldman, T. H. Fields, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, R. A. Gomes, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, N. Graf, R. Gran, N. Grant, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, D. Harris, P. G. Harris, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, A. Himmel, A. Holin, X. Huang, J. Hylen, J. Ilic, G. M. Irwin, Z. Isvan, D. E. Jaffe, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M S Kasahara, G. Koizumi, S. Kopp, M. Kordosky, Z. Krahn, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, G. Lefeuvre, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, L. Loiacono, P. Lucas, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, N. Mayer, A. M. McGowan, R. Mehdiyev, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, D. G. Michael, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, J. Mitchell, C. D. Moore, J. Morfín, L. Mualem, S. Mufson, J. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. B. Newman, R. J. Nichol, J. A. Nowak, W. P. Oliver, M. Orchanian, J. Paley, R. B. Patterson, G. Pawloski, G. F. Pearce, R. Pittam, R. K. Plunkett, X. Qiu, J. Ratchford, T. M. Raufer, B. Rebel, J. Reichenbacher, P. A. Rodrigues, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, V. A. Ryabov, M. C. Sanchez, N. Saoulidou, J. Schneps, P. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, A. Sousa, M. Strait, N. Tagg, R. L. Talaga, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, G. Tinti, R. Toner, G. Tzanakos, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, C. White, L. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, D. M. Wright, T. Yang, R. Zwaska

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The magnetized MINOS Near Detector, at a depth of 225 mwe, is used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio. The ratio of observed positive to negative atmospheric muon rates, using 301 days of data, is measured to be 1.266±0.001(stat)-0.014+0.015(syst). This measurement is consistent with previous results from other shallow underground detectors and is 0.108±0.019(stat+syst) lower than the measurement at the functionally identical MINOS Far Detector at a depth of 2070 mwe. This increase in charge ratio as a function of depth is consistent with an increase in the fraction of muons arising from kaon decay for increasing muon surface energies. © 2011 American Physical Society.

Original language	English
Article number	032011
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	83
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.032011
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2011

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Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Barrett, W. L., Bhattarai, P., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Budd, S., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., ... Zwaska, R. (2011). Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS near detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 83(3), Article 032011. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.032011

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AU - Andreopoulos, C.

AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Ayres, D. S.

AU - Backhouse, C.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Barrett, W. L.

AU - Bhattarai, P.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blake, A.

AU - Bock, G. J.

AU - Boehnlein, D. J.

AU - Bogert, D.

AU - Budd, S.

AU - Cavanaugh, S.

AU - Cherdack, D.

AU - Childress, S.

AU - Choudhary, B. C.

AU - Coelho, J. A B

AU - Coleman, S. J.

AU - Corwin, L.

AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.

AU - Damiani, D.

AU - Danko, I. Z.

AU - De Jong, J. K.

AU - Devenish, N. E.

AU - Diwan, M. V.

AU - Dorman, M.

AU - Escobar, C. O.

AU - Evans, J. J.

AU - Falk, E.

AU - Feldman, G. J.

AU - Fields, T. H.

AU - Frohne, M. V.

AU - Gallagher, H. R.

AU - Gomes, R. A.

AU - Goodman, M. C.

AU - Gouffon, P.

AU - Graf, N.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Grant, N.

AU - Grzelak, K.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Harris, D.

AU - Harris, P. G.

AU - Hartnell, J.

AU - Hatcher, R.

AU - Himmel, A.

AU - Holin, A.

AU - Huang, X.

AU - Hylen, J.

AU - Ilic, J.

AU - Irwin, G. M.

AU - Isvan, Z.

AU - Jaffe, D. E.

AU - James, C.

AU - Jensen, D.

AU - Kafka, T.

AU - Kasahara, S. M S

AU - Koizumi, G.

AU - Kopp, S.

AU - Kordosky, M.

AU - Krahn, Z.

AU - Kreymer, A.

AU - Lang, K.

AU - Lefeuvre, G.

AU - Ling, J.

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AU - Loiacono, L.

AU - Lucas, P.

AU - Mann, W. A.

AU - Marshak, M. L.

AU - Mayer, N.

AU - McGowan, A. M.

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AU - Mitchell, J.

AU - Moore, C. D.

AU - Morfín, J.

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AU - Mufson, S.

AU - Musser, J.

AU - Naples, D.

AU - Nelson, J. K.

AU - Newman, H. B.

AU - Nichol, R. J.

AU - Nowak, J. A.

AU - Oliver, W. P.

AU - Orchanian, M.

AU - Paley, J.

AU - Patterson, R. B.

AU - Pawloski, G.

AU - Pearce, G. F.

AU - Pittam, R.

AU - Plunkett, R. K.

AU - Qiu, X.

AU - Ratchford, J.

AU - Raufer, T. M.

AU - Rebel, B.

AU - Reichenbacher, J.

AU - Rodrigues, P. A.

AU - Rosenfeld, C.

AU - Rubin, H. A.

AU - Ryabov, V. A.

AU - Sanchez, M. C.

AU - Saoulidou, N.

AU - Schneps, J.

AU - Schreiner, P.

AU - Shanahan, P.

AU - Sousa, A.

AU - Strait, M.

AU - Tagg, N.

AU - Talaga, R. L.

AU - Thomas, J.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Tinti, G.

AU - Toner, R.

AU - Tzanakos, G.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Vahle, P.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Weber, A.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, C.

AU - Whitehead, L.

AU - Wojcicki, S. G.

AU - Wright, D. M.

AU - Yang, T.

AU - Zwaska, R.

PY - 2011/2/28

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N2 - The magnetized MINOS Near Detector, at a depth of 225 mwe, is used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio. The ratio of observed positive to negative atmospheric muon rates, using 301 days of data, is measured to be 1.266±0.001(stat)-0.014+0.015(syst). This measurement is consistent with previous results from other shallow underground detectors and is 0.108±0.019(stat+syst) lower than the measurement at the functionally identical MINOS Far Detector at a depth of 2070 mwe. This increase in charge ratio as a function of depth is consistent with an increase in the fraction of muons arising from kaon decay for increasing muon surface energies. © 2011 American Physical Society.

AB - The magnetized MINOS Near Detector, at a depth of 225 mwe, is used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio. The ratio of observed positive to negative atmospheric muon rates, using 301 days of data, is measured to be 1.266±0.001(stat)-0.014+0.015(syst). This measurement is consistent with previous results from other shallow underground detectors and is 0.108±0.019(stat+syst) lower than the measurement at the functionally identical MINOS Far Detector at a depth of 2070 mwe. This increase in charge ratio as a function of depth is consistent with an increase in the fraction of muons arising from kaon decay for increasing muon surface energies. © 2011 American Physical Society.

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DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.83.032011

M3 - Article

SN - 1550-7998

VL - 83

JO - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

JF - Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

IS - 3

M1 - 032011

ER -

Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS near detector

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