Cosmic ray muon spectrum at sea-level primary cosmic ray nucleon spectrum
- 1. AN SSSR, Moscow. Inst. Yadernykh Issledovanij
- 2. Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (USSR)
Description
On the basis of inclusive cross sections of pion and kaon generation in pp and πp interactions obtained in accelerator experiments a theoretical consideration for nucleons, pions and kaons propagation through the atmosphere was made. Cosmic ray muon spectrum at sea level in the energy interval of 1-105 GeV was calculated (scaling for fragmentation region with x > 0.1 was suggested to be true). The decay, nuclear interactions of pions and kaons, regeneration of pions and kaons and increase with energy of hadron-nuclear interaction cross sections, decays and energy losses of muons were taken into account in the calculations. The comparison of theoretical muon spectrum with experimental one drives us to the conclusion that the used picture of the propagation of considered cosmic ray components through the atmosphere does not contradict the assumption of the primary cosmic ray nucleon spectrum description in the AEsup(-(γ+1)) form with γ=1.65 over the energy interval of 30 GeV - 105 GeV
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Спектр мюонов космических лучей на уровне моры -спектр нуклонов первичного космического излучения
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Yad. Fiz.
- Journal Volume
- 29
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- Yad. Fiz.
- Journal Page Range
- 1252-1264
- ISSN
- 0044-0027
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- USSR
- INIS RN
- 11521748
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; COSMIC RAY FLUX; COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION; DATA; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENERGY SPECTRA; GEV RANGE; MUONS; NUCLEONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; SEA LEVEL; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; TEV RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Notes
- For English translation see the journal Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (USA).