Performance of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso: Moon shadow and seasonal variations.

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Feb 1998

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Nuclear Physics B, Proc. Suppl., Vol. 61B, p. 180 - 184

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Detectors: Muons

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The MACRO underground detector at Gran Sasso has recorded about 30 million muon events in the period 1989 - 1995. These data have been analyzed to look for time variations and to study the pointing capabilities of the apparatus in the search for astrophysical point sources. A 3% seasonal variation was observed of the high energy muon rate, due to atmospheric temperature variations, in agreement with theoretical predictions. The author reports also the detection of the moon shadowing effect with a statistical significance of 3.7σ. The results obtained straighten the possibility that a "muon astronomy" using underground experiments is possible.

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