EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF UPWARD STOPPING MUONS IN NUSEX

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作者
AGLIETTA, M [1 ]
BADINO, G [1 ]
BOLOGNA, G [1 ]
CASTAGNOLI, C [1 ]
CASTELLINA, A [1 ]
PIAZZOLI, BD [1 ]
FULGIONE, W [1 ]
GALEOTTI, P [1 ]
MANNOCCHI, G [1 ]
PICCHI, P [1 ]
SAAVEDRA, O [1 ]
TRINCHERO, G [1 ]
VERNETTO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TURIN,IST FIS GEN,I-10124 TURIN,ITALY
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 15卷 / 05期
关键词
MUONS AND NEUTRINOS;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/15/5/015
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A search for upward-going stopping muon events has been performed using the NUSEX detector. The experimental flux (1.31 +/- 0.46) . 10(13) mu/cm2 s sr is in good agreement with the theoretical expectations of muon production from atmospheric neutrinos. The experimental limit on the flux of muons produced by high-energy neutrinos from the Sun is compared to the expectations based on cold-dark-matter hypothesis, and mass limits on different candidates are set.
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页数:6
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