Measurement of Atmospheric Neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
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SNO_Muons_Proc.pdf
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Author(s)
Formaggio, Joseph A
Date Issued
July 2009
Journal
Nuclear Physics A
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Citation
Formaggio, J.A. “Measurement of Atmospheric Neutrinos at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.” Nuclear Physics A 827.1-4 (2009): 498c-500c.
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory consists of a 1 kiloton heavy water Cherenkov detector able to detect and reconstruct high-energy muons created from cosmic ray showers and atmospheric neutrino interactions. By measuring the flux of through-going muons as a function of zenith angle, the SNO experiment can distinguish between the oscillated and un-oscillated portion of the neutrino flux. This report describes SNO's measurements of the flux of cosmic ray muons and neutrino-induced muon flux at a depth of 5890 meters water equivalent.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2009.05.143
