Measurement of the Atmospheric Neutrino Induced Muon Flux with the MACRO detector

dc.creatorBernardini, Paolo
dc.date1998-09-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:37:37Z
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dc.descriptionThe flux of neutrino-induced muons has been measured with the MACRO detector. Different event topologies have been detected, due to neutrino interactions in the apparatus and in the rock below it. The upward-throughgoing muon sample is the larger one and is generated by neutrinos with an average energy of ~ 100 GeV. The observed upward-throughgoing muons are 26% fewer than expected and the zenith angle distribution does not fit with the expected one. Assuming neutrino oscillations, both measurements suggest maximum mixing and Dm2 of a few times 10-3 eV2. The other event categories due to interactions of low-energy neutrinos (average energy ~ 4 GeV) have been recently studied and the results of these new analyses are presented for the first time at this workshop. These data show a regular deficit of observed events in each angular bin, as expected assuming neutrino oscillations with maximum mixing, in agreement with the analysis of the upward-throughgoing muona sample.
dc.description8 pages, 5 figures Vulcano Workshop 1998, May 25-30, Vulcano, Italy
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9809003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9809003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/38186
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleMeasurement of the Atmospheric Neutrino Induced Muon Flux with the MACRO detector
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