Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors

P. Adamson; I. Anghel; A. Aurisano; G. Barr; M. Bishai; A. Blake; G. J. Bock; D. Bogert; S. V. Cao; C. M. Castromonte; S. Childress; J. A.B. Coelho; L. Corwin; D. Cronin-Hennessy; J. K. De Jong; A. V. Devan; N. E. Devenish; M. V. Diwan; C. O. Escobar; J. J. Evans; E. Falk; G. J. Feldman; M. V. Frohne; H. R. Gallagher; R. A. Gomes; M. C. Goodman; P. Gouffon; N. Graf; R. Gran; K. Grzelak; A. Habig; S. R. Hahn; J. Hartnell; R. Hatcher; A. Holin; J. Huang; J. Hylen; G. M. Irwin; Z. Isvan; C. James; D. Jensen; T. Kafka; S. M.S. Kasahara; G. Koizumi; M. Kordosky; A. Kreymer; K. Lang; J. Ling; P. J. Litchfield; P. Lucas; W. A. Mann; M. L. Marshak; N. Mayer; C. McGivern; M. M. Medeiros; R. Mehdiyev; J. R. Meier; M. D. Messier; W. H. Miller; S. R. Mishra; S. Moed Sher; C. D. Moore; L. Mualem; J. Musser; D. Naples; J. K. Nelson; H. B. Newman; R. J. Nichol; J. A. Nowak; J. O'Connor; M. Orchanian; S. Osprey; R. B. Pahlka; J. Paley; R. B. Patterson; G. Pawloski; A. Perch; S. Phan-Budd; R. K. Plunkett; N. Poonthottathil; X. Qiu; A. Radovic; B. Rebel; C. Rosenfeld; H. A. Rubin; M. C. Sanchez; J. Schneps; A. Schreckenberger; P. Schreiner; R. Sharma; A. Sousa; N. Tagg; R. L. Talaga; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; X. Tian; A. Timmons; S. C. Tognini; R. Toner; D. Torretta; J. Urheim; P. Vahle; B. Viren; A. Weber; R. C. Webb; C. White; L. Whitehead; L. H. Whitehead; S. G. Wojcicki; R. Zwaska

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.112006

Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors

P. Adamson, I. Anghel, A. Aurisano, G. Barr, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, D. Bogert, S. V. Cao, C. M. Castromonte, S. Childress, J. A.B. Coelho, L. Corwin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, J. K. De Jong, A. V. Devan, N. E. Devenish, M. V. Diwan, C. O. Escobar, J. J. EvansE. Falk, G. J. Feldman, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, R. A. Gomes, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, N. Graf, R. Gran, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, S. R. Hahn, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, A. Holin, J. Huang, J. Hylen, G. M. Irwin, Z. Isvan, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M.S. Kasahara, G. Koizumi, M. Kordosky, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, P. Lucas, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, N. Mayer, C. McGivern, M. M. Medeiros, R. Mehdiyev, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, S. Moed Sher, C. D. Moore, L. Mualem, J. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. B. Newman, R. J. Nichol, J. A. Nowak, J. O'Connor, M. Orchanian, S. Osprey, R. B. Pahlka, J. Paley, R. B. Patterson, G. Pawloski, A. Perch, S. Phan-Budd, R. K. Plunkett, N. Poonthottathil, X. Qiu, A. Radovic, B. Rebel, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, M. C. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Schreckenberger, P. Schreiner, R. Sharma, A. Sousa, N. Tagg, R. L. Talaga, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, X. Tian, A. Timmons, S. C. Tognini, R. Toner, D. Torretta, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, C. White, L. Whitehead, L. H. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, R. Zwaska

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We report the first observation of seasonal modulations in the rates of cosmic ray multiple-muon events at two underground sites, the MINOS Near Detector with an overburden of 225 mwe, and the MINOS Far Detector site at 2100 mwe. At the deeper site, multiple-muon events with muons separated by more than 8 m exhibit a seasonal rate that peaks during the summer, similar to that of single-muon events. In contrast and unexpectedly, the rate of multiple-muon events with muons separated by less than 5-8 m, and the rate of multiple-muon events in the smaller, shallower Near Detector, exhibit a seasonal rate modulation that peaks in the winter.

Original language	English
Article number	112006
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	91
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.112006
State	Published - Jun 9 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Funders	Funder number
Not added	ST/N000285/1
National Science Foundation	1303734, 0955456
Science and Technology Facilities Council	ST/K000268/1, ST/N000447/1, ST/K001426/1, ST/N000307/1, MINOS/MINOS+, ST/K00137X/1, ST/K000640/1, ST/K00655X/1, ST/H000887/1, ST/K001329/1, ST/M000028/1, ST/I002626/1

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Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., De Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., ... Zwaska, R. (2015). Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 91(11), Article 112006. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.112006

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AU - Aurisano, A.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blake, A.

AU - Bock, G. J.

AU - Bogert, D.

AU - Cao, S. V.

AU - Castromonte, C. M.

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AU - Coelho, J. A.B.

AU - Corwin, L.

AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.

AU - De Jong, J. K.

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AU - Devenish, N. E.

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AU - Escobar, C. O.

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AU - Falk, E.

AU - Feldman, G. J.

AU - Frohne, M. V.

AU - Gallagher, H. R.

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AU - Goodman, M. C.

AU - Gouffon, P.

AU - Graf, N.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Grzelak, K.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Hahn, S. R.

AU - Hartnell, J.

AU - Hatcher, R.

AU - Holin, A.

AU - Huang, J.

AU - Hylen, J.

AU - Irwin, G. M.

AU - Isvan, Z.

AU - James, C.

AU - Jensen, D.

AU - Kafka, T.

AU - Kasahara, S. M.S.

AU - Koizumi, G.

AU - Kordosky, M.

AU - Kreymer, A.

AU - Lang, K.

AU - Ling, J.

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AU - Lucas, P.

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AU - Rosenfeld, C.

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AU - Sanchez, M. C.

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Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors

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