Published 1975 | Version v1
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Theoretical models for the muon spectrum at sea level

  • 1. Houston Univ., Tex. (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

The absolute vertical cosmic ray muon spectrum is investigated theoretically. Models of high energy interactions (namely, Maeda-Cantrell (MC), Constant Energy (CE), Cocconi-Koester-Perkins (CKP) and Scaling Models) are used to calculate the spectrum of cosmic ray muons at sea level. A comparison is made between the measured spectrum and that predicted from each of the four theoretical models. It is concluded that the recently available measured muon differential intensities agree with the scaling model for energies less than 100 GeV and with the CKP model for energies greater than 200 GeV. The measured differential intensities (Abdel-Monem et al.) agree with scaling. (orig.)

Abstract (German)

Es wird das absolute Myonspektrum senkrechter kosmischer Strahlung theoretisch untersucht. Es werden Modelle energiereicher Wechselwirkungen (naemlich Maeda-Cantrell (MC), Konstantenenergie (CE), Coconi-Koester-Perkins (CKP) und ein Scaling-Modell) dazu benutzt, das Spektrum der Myonen der kosmischen Strahlung fuer Normalnull zu berechnen. Es wird ein Vergleich angestellt zwischen dem gemessenen Spektrum und den Spektren, die anhand der einzelnen theretischen Modelle errechnet werden. Es wird der Schluss gezogen, dass die in letzter Zeit veroeffentlichten Messungen der Myondifferentialintensitaet fuer Energien unterhalb 100 GeV mit dem Scaling-Modell uebereinstimmen und fuer Energien oberhalb 200 GeV mit dem CKP-Modell. Die gemessenen Differentialintensitaeten (Abdel-Monem u.a.) stimmen mit dem Scaling-Modell ueberein. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
14th international cosmic ray conference. Conference papers. Vol. 6
Imprint Pagination
p. 2048-2053.
Report number
AED-Conf--75-696-000

Conference

Title
14. international cosmic ray conference.
Dates
15 Aug 1975.
Place
Garching/Muenchen, Germany, F.R.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
8291526
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY FLUX; ENERGY SPECTRA; GEV RANGE; MUONS; SCALING LAWS; SEA LEVEL
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA

Optional Information

Notes
2 figs.; 1 tab.; 21 refs. Available from ZAED.