Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems
Geoscientific Instrumentation,
Methods and Data Systems
Geoscientific Instrumentation,
Methods and Data Systems
Articles | Volume 1, issue 2
Articles | Volume 1, issue 2
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 185–196, 2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Special issue: High energy geophysics: muon and neutrino radiography

Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 185–196, 2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 1, issue 2

Review article 21 Nov 2012

Review article | 21 Nov 2012

Atmospheric muons: experimental aspects

S. Cecchini1 and M. Spurio1,2 S. Cecchini and M. Spurio
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  • 1INFN, sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40100 Bologna, Italy
  • 2Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40100 Bologna, Italy
Received: 17 Jul 2012 – Discussion started: 20 Aug 2012 – Revised: 17 Oct 2012 – Accepted: 02 Nov 2012 – Published: 21 Nov 2012

Abstract. We present a review of atmospheric muon flux and energy spectrum measurements over almost six decades of muon momentum. Sea level and underground/water/ice experiments are considered. Possible sources of systematic errors in the measurements are examined. The characteristics of underground/water muons (muons in bundle, lateral distribution, energy spectrum) are discussed. The connection between the atmospheric muon and neutrino measurements are also reported.

How to cite. Cecchini, S. and Spurio, M.: Atmospheric muons: experimental aspects, Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 185–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012, 2012.