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De Pascale et al. 1993
De Pascale, M.P., Morselli, A., Picozza, P., Golden, R.L., Grimani, C., Kimbell, B.L., Stephens, S.A., Stochaj, S.J., Webber, W.R., Basini, G., Bongiorno, F., Brancaccio, F.M., Ricci, M., Ormes, J.F., Seo, E.S., Streitmatter, R.E., Papini, P., Spillantini, P., Brunetti, M.T., Codino, A., Menichelli, M. and Salvatori, I. (1993). Absolute spectrum and charge ratio of cosmic ray muons in the energy region from 0.2 GeV to 100 GeV at 600 m above sea level. Journal of Geophysical Research 98: doi: 10.1029/JA098iA03p03501. issn: 0148-0227.

We have determined the momentum spectrum and charge ratio of muons in the region from 250 MeV/c to 100 GeV/c using a superconducting magnetic spectrometer. The absolute differential spectrum of muons obtained in this experiment at 600 m above sea level is in good agreement with the previous measurements at sea level. The differential spectrum can be represented by a power law with a varying index, which is consistent with zero below 450 MeV/c and steepens to a value of -2.7¿0.1 between 20 and 100 GeV/c. The integral flux of muons measured in this experiment span a very large range of momentum and is in excellent agreement with the earlier results. The positive to negative muon ratio appears to be constant in the entire momentum range covered in this experiment within the errors and the mean value is 1.220¿0.044. The absolute momentum spectrum and the charge ratio measured in this experiment are also consistent with the theoretical expectations. This is the only experiment which covers a wide range of nearly 3 decades in momentum from a very low momentum. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1993

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