Study of the ultrahigh-energy primary-cosmic-ray composition with the MACRO experiment

S. Ahlen; M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; A. Baldini; B. B. Bam; G. C. Barbarino; B. C. Barish; G. Battistom; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; V. Bisi; C. Bloise; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; P. Campana; D. Campana; M. Carboni; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; C. Chiera; A. Cobis; R. Cormack; A. Corona; S. Coutu; G. DeCataldo; C. DeMarzo; M. De Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; E. Diehl; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; D. Ficenec; C. Forti; L. Foti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; P. Giubellino; M. Grassi; P. Green; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; R. Heinz; J. T. Hong; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; S. Klein; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; C. Lee; D. Levin; P. Lipari; G. Liu; R. Liu; M. J. Longo; G. Ludlam; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; A. Margiotta-Neri; A. Marin; A. Marini; D. Martello; G. Martellotti; A. Marzari Chiesa; M. Masera; P. Matteuzzi; D. G. Michael; L. Miller; P. Monacelli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; S. Nutter; C. Okada; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; S. Parlati; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C. W. Peck; J. Petrakis; S. Petrera; N. D. Pignatano; P. Pistilli; F. Predieri; L. Ramello; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; G. Rosa; C. Satriano; L. Satta; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra Lugaresi; M. Severi; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; J. Steele; R. Steinberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarlé; V. Togo; V. Valente; G. R. Verdone; C. W. Walter; R. Webb; W. Worstell

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.46.895

Study of the ultrahigh-energy primary-cosmic-ray composition with the MACRO experiment

S. Ahlen, M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, A. Baldini, B. B. Bam, G. C. Barbarino, B. C. Barish, G. Battistom, R. Bellotti, C. Bemporad, P. Bernardini, H. Bilokon, V. Bisi, C. Bloise, S. Bussino, F. Cafagna, M. Calicchio, P. Campana, D. CampanaM. Carboni, S. Cecchini, F. Cei, V. Chiarella, C. Chiera, A. Cobis, R. Cormack, A. Corona, S. Coutu, G. DeCataldo, C. DeMarzo, M. De Vincenzi, A. Di Credico, E. Diehl, O. Erriquez, C. Favuzzi, D. Ficenec, C. Forti, L. Foti, P. Fusco, G. Giacomelli, G. Giannini, N. Giglietto, P. Giubellino, M. Grassi, P. Green, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, C. Gustavino, A. Habig, R. Heinz, J. T. Hong, E. Iarocci, E. Katsavounidis, E. Kearns, S. Klein, S. Kyriazopoulou, E. Lamanna, C. Lane, C. Lee, D. Levin, P. Lipari, G. Liu, R. Liu, M. J. Longo, G. Ludlam, G. Mancarella, G. Mandrioli, A. Margiotta-Neri, A. Marin, A. Marini, D. Martello, G. Martellotti, A. Marzari Chiesa, M. Masera, P. Matteuzzi, D. G. Michael, L. Miller, P. Monacelli, M. Monteno, S. Mufson, J. Musser, S. Nutter, C. Okada, G. Osteria, O. Palamara, S. Parlati, V. Patera, L. Patrizii, R. Pazzi, C. W. Peck, J. Petrakis, S. Petrera, N. D. Pignatano, P. Pistilli, F. Predieri, L. Ramello, J. Reynoldson, F. Ronga, G. Rosa, C. Satriano, L. Satta, E. Scapparone, K. Scholberg, A. Sciubba, P. Serra Lugaresi, M. Severi, M. Sitta, P. Spinelli, M. Spinetti, M. Spurio, J. Steele, R. Steinberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, A. Surdo, G. Tarlé, V. Togo, V. Valente, G. R. Verdone, C. W. Walter, R. Webb, W. Worstell

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We present the analysis of multiple-muon events collected with one supermodule (1013 h live time) and two supermodules (1195 h live time) of the MACRO detector at Gran Sasso, Italy. Multimuon rates are shown to be sensitive to primary-cosmic-ray energies between 50 TeV and several thousand TeV. Experimental data are compared with the expected rates from two composition models: a light (i.e., proton-rich) and a heavy (i.e., Fe-rich) composition. The predictions are based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the hadronic interactions of cosmic-ray nuclei, followed by a detailed tracking of the muons through the rock and the experimental apparatus. The results show good sensitivity of the MACRO detector to primary composition. The data exhibit a preference towards the light composition model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	895-902
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.895
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Ahlen, S., Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Baldini, A., Bam, B. B., Barbarino, G. C., Barish, B. C., Battistom, G., Bellotti, R., Bemporad, C., Bernardini, P., Bilokon, H., Bisi, V., Bloise, C., Bussino, S., Cafagna, F., Calicchio, M., Campana, P., ... Worstell, W. (1992). Study of the ultrahigh-energy primary-cosmic-ray composition with the MACRO experiment. Physical Review D, 46(3), 895-902. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.895

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AU - Baldini, A.

AU - Bam, B. B.

AU - Barbarino, G. C.

AU - Barish, B. C.

AU - Battistom, G.

AU - Bellotti, R.

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AU - Bernardini, P.

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AU - Bisi, V.

AU - Bloise, C.

AU - Bussino, S.

AU - Cafagna, F.

AU - Calicchio, M.

AU - Campana, P.

AU - Campana, D.

AU - Carboni, M.

AU - Cecchini, S.

AU - Cei, F.

AU - Chiarella, V.

AU - Chiera, C.

AU - Cobis, A.

AU - Cormack, R.

AU - Corona, A.

AU - Coutu, S.

AU - DeCataldo, G.

AU - DeMarzo, C.

AU - De Vincenzi, M.

AU - Di Credico, A.

AU - Diehl, E.

AU - Erriquez, O.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Ficenec, D.

AU - Forti, C.

AU - Foti, L.

AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Giacomelli, G.

AU - Giannini, G.

AU - Giglietto, N.

AU - Giubellino, P.

AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Green, P.

AU - Grillo, A.

AU - Guarino, F.

AU - Gustavino, C.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Heinz, R.

AU - Hong, J. T.

AU - Iarocci, E.

AU - Katsavounidis, E.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Klein, S.

AU - Kyriazopoulou, S.

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AU - Mufson, S.

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AU - Nutter, S.

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AU - Patrizii, L.

AU - Pazzi, R.

AU - Peck, C. W.

AU - Petrakis, J.

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AU - Pistilli, P.

AU - Predieri, F.

AU - Ramello, L.

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AU - Ronga, F.

AU - Rosa, G.

AU - Satriano, C.

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AU - Scapparone, E.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Sciubba, A.

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AU - Sitta, M.

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Study of the ultrahigh-energy primary-cosmic-ray composition with the MACRO experiment

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