Open AccessCalculation of Atmospheric Muons from Cosmic Gamma Rays
Author(s) -
J. Poirier
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/839832
Subject(s) - muon , cosmic ray , physics , cascade , nuclear physics , monte carlo method , gamma ray , cosmic cancer database , astrophysics , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , chromatography
The production of muons in atmospheric showers initiated by gamma rays with energies below 10 TeV is calculated using the Monte Carlo code FLUKA. The simulations as well as various general properties of the muons reaching sea level and of their ancestors in the cascade are discussed.
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