Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1997-10-15
Astropart.Phys. 9 (1998) 193-202
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
14 pages, 4 figures, Latex, psfig
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0927-6505(98)00019-X
We present a calculation of the fluxes of muons and muon neutrinos from the decays of pions and kaons that are themselves the decay products of charmed particles produced in the atmosphere by cosmic ray-air collisions. Using the perturbative cross section for charm production, these lepton fluxes are two to three orders of magnitude smaller than the fluxes from the decays of pions and kaons directly produced in cosmic ray-air collisions. Intrinsic charm models do not significantly alter our conclusions, nor do models with a charm cross section enhanced in the region above an incident cosmic ray energy of 1 TeV.
Hall Reno Mary
Pasquali Lara
Sarcevic Ina
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