Journal
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Volume 35, Issue 12, Pages 801-806Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.02.010
Keywords
Cosmic rays; Muons; Neutrinos
Funding
- US Department of Energy [DE-FG02-91ER40626]
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Interpretation of measurements of the muon charge ratio in the TeV range depends on the spectra of protons and neutrons in the primary cosmic radiation and on the inclusive cross sections for production of pi(+/-) and K-+/- in the atmosphere. Recent measurements of the spectra of cosmic-ray nuclei are used here to estimate separately the energy spectra of protons and neutrons and hence to calculate the charge separated hadronic cascade in the atmosphere. From the corresponding production spectra of mu(+) and mu(-) the mu(+)/mu(-) ratio is calculated and compared to recent measurements. The comparison leads to a determination of the relative contribution of kaons and pions. Implications for the spectra of nu(mu) and (nu) over bar mu are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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