Measurement of the angular distribution of muons on the earth’s surface

Authors

  • Jesús Alberto Nuñez Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FaCen). San Lorenzo, Paraguay
  • Jorge Molina Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ingeniería (Fiuna). San Lorenzo, Paraguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32480/rscp.2019-24-2.238-248

Keywords:

SiPM, muon flux, cosmic rays, South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA)

Abstract

In this work we show the measurements of the muon flux and its angular distributions made with a muon telescope composed of plastic scintillators read by silicon photomultiplier detectors (SiPM). We also verified that the energy deposited by muons agrees with the curve proposed by Landau for charged particles. Finally, we compare the results with the measurements made with the experiment GRAPES-3, and find that the flux in Asuncion is around 2 times higher due to the effects of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly.

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2019-12-30

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Measurement of the angular distribution of muons on the earth’s surface. Rev. Soc. cient. Py. [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 30 [cited 2025 Oct. 27];24(2):238-4. Available from: https://sociedadcientifica.org.py/ojs/index.php/rscpy/article/view/76

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