Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations
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Giglietto, N; Ambrosio, M; Antolini, R; Auriemma, G; Baker, R; Baldini, A; Barbarino, GC; Barish, BC; Battistoni, G; Bellotti, R; Bemporad, C ...
Published in: Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
January 1, 1998
The MACRO underground detector at Gran Sasso has recorded about 30 million muon events in the period 1989-1995. We have analyzed these data to look for time variations and to study the pointing capabilities of the apparatus in the search for astrophysical point sources. We have observed a 3% seasonal variation of the high energy muon rate, due to atmospheric temperature variations, in agreement with theoretical predictions. We report also the detection of the moon shadowing effect with a statistical significance of 3.7 σ. The results obtained straighten the possibility that a "muon astronomy" using underground experiments is possible.
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Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
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0920-5632
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January 1, 1998
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61
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3 SUPPL.
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180 / 184
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Giglietto, N., Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Baker, R., Baldini, A., … Reynoldson, J. (1998). Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 61(3 SUPPL.), 180–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00559-8
Giglietto, N., M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, R. Baker, A. Baldini, G. C. Barbarino, et al. “Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations.” Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements 61, no. 3 SUPPL. (January 1, 1998): 180–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00559-8.
Giglietto N, Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Baker R, Baldini A, et al. Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 1998 Jan 1;61(3 SUPPL.):180–4.
Giglietto, N., et al. “Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations.” Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, vol. 61, no. 3 SUPPL., Jan. 1998, pp. 180–84. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S0920-5632(97)00559-8.
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Published In
Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
DOI
ISSN
0920-5632
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Volume
61
Issue
3 SUPPL.
Start / End Page
180 / 184