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Observation of the shadowing of cosmic rays by the moon using a deep underground detector

MACRO

Collaboration

•

M. Ambrosio

1999

14 pages

Published in:

Phys.Rev.D 59 (1999) 012003

e-Print:

hep-ex/9807006 [hep-ex]

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevD.59.012003

Report number:

INFN-AE-98-14,
BUHEP-98-19,
IUHEP-98-107

Experiments:

MACRO

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Abstract:

Using data collected by the MACRO experiment during the years 1989-1996, we show evidence for the shadow of the moon in the underground cosmic ray flux with a significance of 3.6 sigma. This detection of the shadowing effect is the first by an underground detector. A maximum-likelihood analysis is used to determine that the angular resolution of the apparatus is 0.9+/-0.3 degrees. These results demonstrate MACRO's capabilities as a muon telescope by confirming its absolute pointing ability and quantifying its angular resolution.

muon: cosmic radiation
cosmic radiation: flux
shadowing: lunar
statistical analysis
angular resolution
experimental results
MACRO

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