MARTA: a high-energy cosmic-ray detector concept for high-accuracy muon measurement
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· European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields
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- Lab. de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas, Coimbra and Lisbon (Portugal); Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon (Portugal)
- Lab. de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas, Coimbra and Lisbon (Portugal)
- Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon (Portugal)
- Observatorio Pierre Auger, Malargue (Argentina)
- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Univ. di Napoli "Federico II", Naples (Italy)
- Univ. Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP (Brazil)
- Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Chicago, IL (United States)
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic)
- Univ. de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
A new concept for the direct measurement of muons in air showers is presented. The concept is based on resistive plate chambers (RPCs), which can directly measure muons with very good space and time resolution. The muon detector is shielded by placing it under another detector able to absorb and measure the electromagnetic component of the showers such as a water-Cherenkov detector, commonly used in air shower arrays. Here, the combination of the two detectors in a single, compact detector unit provides a unique measurement that opens rich possibilities in the study of air showers.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1431573
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-17-609-TD; arXiv:1712.07685; 1644571; TRN: US1802341
- Journal Information:
- European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields, Vol. 78, Issue 4; ISSN 1434-6044
- Publisher:
- SpringerCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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