Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

Agafonova, N.; Aleksandrov, A.; Anokhina, A.; Aoki, S.; Ariga, A.; Ariga, T.; Bender, D.; Bertolin, A.; Bozza, Cristiano; Brugnera, R.; Buonaura, A.; Buontempo, S.; Büttner, B.; Chernyavsky, M.; Chukanov, A.; Consiglio, L.; D’Ambrosio, N.; De Lellis, G.; De Serio, M.; Del Amo Sanchez, P.; Di Crescenzo, A.; Di Ferdinando, D.; Di Marco, N.; Dmitrievski, S.; Dracos, M.; Duchesneau, D.; Dusini, S.; Dzhatdoev, T.; Ebert, J.; Ereditato, A.; Fini, R. A.; Fukuda, T.; Galati, G.; Garfagnini, A.; Giacomelli, G.; Göllnitz, C.; Goldberg, J.; Gornushkin, Y.; Grella, Giuseppe; Guler, M.; Gustavino, C.; Hagner, C.; Hara, T.; Hollnagel, A.; Hosseini, B.; Ishida, H.; Ishiguro, K.; Jakovcic, K.; Jollet, C.; Kamiscioglu, C.; Kamiscioglu, M.; Kawada, J.; Kim, J. H.; Kim, S. H.; Kitagawa, N.; Klicek, B.; Kodama, K.; Komatsu, M.; Kose, U.; Kreslo, I.; Lauria, A.; Lenkeit, J.; Ljubicic, A.; Longhin, A.; Loverre, P.; Malgin, A.; Malenica, M.; Mandrioli, G.; Matsuo, T.; Matveev, V.; Mauri, N.; Medinaceli, E.; Meregaglia, A.; Mikado, S.; Monacelli, P.; Montesi, M. C.; Morishima, K.; Muciaccia, M. T.; Naganawa, N.; Naka, T.; Nakamura, M.; Nakano, T.; Nakatsuka, Y.; Niwa, K.; Ogawa, S.; Okateva, N.; Olshevsky, A.; Omura, T.; Ozaki, K.; Paoloni, A.; Park, B. D.; Park, I. G.; Pasqualini, L.; Pastore, A.; Patrizii, L.; Pessard, H.; Pistillo, C.; Podgrudkov, D.; Polukhina, N.; Pozzato, M.; Pupilli, F.; Roda, M.; Rokujo, H.; Roganova, T.; Rosa, G.; Ryazhskaya, O.; Sato, O.; Schembri, A.; Shakiryanova, I.; Shchedrina, T.; Sheshukov, A.; Shibuya, H.; Shiraishi, T.; Shoziyoev, G.; Simone, S.; Sioli, M.; Sirignano, C.; Sirri, G.; Spinetti, M.; Stanco, L.; Starkov, N.; Stellacci, Simona Maria; Stipcevic, M.; Strolin, P.; Takahashi, S.; Tenti, M.; Terranova, F.; Tioukov, V.; Tufanli, S.; Vilain, P.; Vladimirov, M.; Votano, L.; Vuilleumier, J. L.; Wilquet, G.; Wonsak, B.; Yoon, C. S.; Zemskova, S.; Zghiche, A.

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2933-0

The OPERA detector, designed to search for νμ → ντ oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge- separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio Rμ ≡ Nμ+ / Nμ− was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The anal- ysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The com- bination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were ﬁtted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of pri- mary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1–20 TeV investigated by OPERA, Rμ is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contribu- tions to the muon ﬂux, showing no signiﬁcant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to 200 TeV/nucleon primary energy.

Titolo:	Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set
Autori:	N. Agafonova A. Aleksandrov A. Anokhina S. Aoki A. Ariga T. Ariga D. Bender A. Bertolin BOZZA, Cristiano R. Brugnera A. Buonaura S. Buontempo B. Büttner M. Chernyavsky A. Chukanov L. Consiglio N. D’Ambrosio G. De Lellis M. De Serio P. Del Amo Sanchez A. Di Crescenzo D. Di Ferdinando N. Di Marco S. Dmitrievski M. Dracos D. Duchesneau S. Dusini T. Dzhatdoev J. Ebert A. Ereditato R. A. Fini T. Fukuda G. Galati A. Garfagnini G. Giacomelli C. Göllnitz J. Goldberg Y. Gornushkin GRELLA, Giuseppe M. Guler C. Gustavino C. Hagner T. Hara A. Hollnagel B. Hosseini H. Ishida K. Ishiguro K. Jakovcic C. Jollet C. Kamiscioglu M. Kamiscioglu J. Kawada J. H. Kim S. H. Kim N. Kitagawa B. Klicek K. Kodama M. Komatsu U. Kose I. Kreslo A. Lauria J. Lenkeit A. Ljubicic A. Longhin P. Loverre A. Malgin M. Malenica G. Mandrioli T. Matsuo V. Matveev N. Mauri E. Medinaceli A. Meregaglia S. Mikado P. Monacelli M. C. Montesi K. Morishima M. T. Muciaccia N. Naganawa T. Naka M. Nakamura T. Nakano Y. Nakatsuka K. Niwa S. Ogawa N. Okateva A. Olshevsky T. Omura K. Ozaki A. Paoloni B. D. Park I. G. Park L. Pasqualini A. Pastore L. Patrizii H. Pessard C. Pistillo D. Podgrudkov N. Polukhina M. Pozzato F. Pupilli M. Roda H. Rokujo T. Roganova G. Rosa O. Ryazhskaya O. Sato A. Schembri I. Shakiryanova T. Shchedrina A. Sheshukov H. Shibuya T. Shiraishi G. Shoziyoev S. Simone M. Sioli C. Sirignano G. Sirri M. Spinetti L. Stanco N. Starkov STELLACCI, SIMONA MARIA M. Stipcevic P. Strolin S. Takahashi M. Tenti F. Terranova V. Tioukov S. Tufanli P. Vilain M. Vladimirov L. Votano J. L. Vuilleumier G. Wilquet B. Wonsak C. S. Yoon S. Zemskova A. Zghiche mostra contributor esterni nascondi contributor esterni
Data di pubblicazione:	2014
Rivista:	THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS
Abstract:	The OPERA detector, designed to search for νμ → ντ oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge- separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio Rμ ≡ Nμ+ / Nμ− was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The anal- ysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The com- bination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were ﬁtted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of pri- mary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1–20 TeV investigated by OPERA, Rμ is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contribu- tions to the muon ﬂux, showing no signiﬁcant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to 200 TeV/nucleon primary energy.
Handle:	http://hdl.handle.net/11386/4398653
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