Measurement of the Cosmic Ray Muon Component Using the Neutron Detection Technique at the Tien Shan Mountain Station

2023

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DOI 10.3103/s1068335623010074
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

Abstract A neutron technique for recording the cosmic ray muon component at the Tien Shan mountain station of the Lebedev Physical Institute allows estimation of the particle flux passing through a detector for several energy thresholds of measured muons, from several GeV to hundreds of TeV. A combination of different trigger conditions makes it possible to study both single muons and muon components of extensive air showers. During a long-term experiment with an underground detector of evaporation neutrons, the energy spectrum of the muon component of cosmic rays was measured with high accuracy in the range of (102—105) TeV.