Published March 1990 | Version v1
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Cosmic ray muons in the deep ocean

Creators

  • 1. Hawaii Univ., Honolulu (USA)
  • 2. California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA)
  • 3. California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla (USA)
  • 4. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (USA)
  • 5. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (USA)
  • 6. Bern Univ. (Switzerland)
  • 7. Tokyo Univ. (Japan). Inst. for Cosmic Ray Research
  • 8. California Univ., Irvine (USA)
  • 9. Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA)

Description

A measurement of cosmic ray muon flux was obtained at ocean depths ranging from 2 km to 4 km at 500 m intervals off the West Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. A brief description of the experiment and the results will be presented in this paper. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
14A
Series
Nucl. Phys., B Proc. Suppl.
Journal Page Range
157-162
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE

Conference

Title
International workshop on the physics and experimental techniques of high energy neutrino and VHE and UHE gamma-ray particle astrophysics.
Dates
10-13 May 1989.
Place
Little Rock, AR (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21069675
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COSMIC MUONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; RADIATION FLUX; UNDERWATER
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; MUONS; RADIATIONS; SEAS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS

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Collaborations
DUMAND Collaboration.