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Cosmic ray muons in laboratories deep underground

We provide comprehensive calculations of total muon fluxes, energy and angular spectra, and mean muon energies in deep underground laboratories—under flat overburdens and mountains and underwater—using our latest calculation code,… Click to show full abstract

We provide comprehensive calculations of total muon fluxes, energy and angular spectra, and mean muon energies in deep underground laboratories—under flat overburdens and mountains and underwater—using our latest calculation code, v3. For precise modeling, we compiled rock densities and chemical compositions for various underground labs, as well as topographic map profiles of overburdens, and integrated them into our calculations. Our results show excellent agreement with available data for most underground sites when using the latest surface muon flux model, . Moreover, since our calculations do not rely on underground measurements of muons or other secondaries, we can verify the consistency of measurements across different detectors at different sites. is an open-source, publicly available program, providing a solid framework for accurate muon flux predictions in various underground environments, essential for applications in cosmic ray physics and dark matter searches. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Keywords: cosmic ray; deep underground; ray muons; muon; muons laboratories

Journal Title: Physical Review D
Year Published: 2024

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