Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

M. Ambrosio; R. Antolini; G. Auriemma; D. Bakari; A. Baldini; G. C. Barbarino; B. C. Barish; G. Battistoni; Y. Becherini; R. Bellotti; C. Bemporad; P. Bernardini; H. Bilokon; C. Bloise; C. Bower; M. Brigida; S. Bussino; F. Cafagna; M. Calicchio; D. Campana; A. Candela; M. Carboni; R. Caruso; F. Cassese; S. Cecchini; F. Cei; V. Chiarella; B. C. Choudhary; S. Coutu; M. Cozzi; G. De Cataldo; M. De Deo; H. Dekhissi; C. De Marzo; I. De Mitri; J. Derkaoui; M. De Vincenzi; A. Di Credico; M. Dincecco; O. Erriquez; C. Favuzzi; C. Forti; P. Fusco; G. Giacomelli; G. Giannini; N. Giglietto; M. Giorgini; M. Grassi; L. Gray; A. Grillo; F. Guarino; C. Gustavino; A. Habig; K. Hanson; R. Heinz; E. Iarocci; E. Katsavounidis; I. Katsavounidis; E. Kearns; H. Kim; S. Kyriazopoulou; E. Lamanna; C. Lane; D. S. Levin; M. Lindozzi; P. Lipari; N. P. Longley; M. J. Longo; F. Loparco; F. Maaroufi; G. Mancarella; G. Mandrioli; A. Margiotta; A. Marini; D. Martello; A. Marzari-Chiesa; M. N. Mazziotta; D. G. Michael; P. Monacelli; T. Montaruli; M. Monteno; S. Mufson; J. Musser; D. Nicolo; R. Nolty; C. Orth; G. Osteria; O. Palamara; V. Patera; L. Patrizii; R. Pazzi; C. W. Peck; L. Perronj; S. Petrera; P. Pistilli; V. Popa; A. Raino; J. Reynoldson; F. Ronga; A. Rrhioua; C. Satriano; E. Scapparone; K. Scholberg; A. Sciubba; P. Serra; M. Sioli; G. Sirri; M. Sitta; P. Spinelli; M. Spinetti; M. Spurio; R. Steinberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; A. Surdo; G. Tarle; E. Tatananni; V. Togo; M. Vakili; C. W. Walter; R. Webb

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Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector

M. Ambrosio, R. Antolini, G. Auriemma, D. Bakari, A. Baldini, G. C. Barbarino, B. C. Barish, G. Battistoni, Y. Becherini, R. Bellotti, C. Bemporad, P. Bernardini, H. Bilokon, C. Bloise, C. Bower, M. Brigida, S. Bussino, F. Cafagna, M. Calicchio, D. CampanaA. Candela, M. Carboni, R. Caruso, F. Cassese, S. Cecchini, F. Cei, V. Chiarella, B. C. Choudhary, S. Coutu, M. Cozzi, G. De Cataldo, M. De Deo, H. Dekhissi, C. De Marzo, I. De Mitri, J. Derkaoui, M. De Vincenzi, A. Di Credico, M. Dincecco, O. Erriquez, C. Favuzzi, C. Forti, P. Fusco, G. Giacomelli, G. Giannini, N. Giglietto, M. Giorgini, M. Grassi, L. Gray, A. Grillo, F. Guarino, C. Gustavino, A. Habig, K. Hanson, R. Heinz, E. Iarocci, E. Katsavounidis, I. Katsavounidis, E. Kearns, H. Kim, S. Kyriazopoulou, E. Lamanna, C. Lane, D. S. Levin, M. Lindozzi, P. Lipari, N. P. Longley, M. J. Longo, F. Loparco, F. Maaroufi, G. Mancarella, G. Mandrioli, A. Margiotta, A. Marini, D. Martello, A. Marzari-Chiesa, M. N. Mazziotta, D. G. Michael, P. Monacelli, T. Montaruli, M. Monteno, S. Mufson, J. Musser, D. Nicolo, R. Nolty, C. Orth, G. Osteria, O. Palamara, V. Patera, L. Patrizii, R. Pazzi, C. W. Peck, L. Perronj, S. Petrera, P. Pistilli, V. Popa, A. Raino, J. Reynoldson, F. Ronga, A. Rrhioua, C. Satriano, E. Scapparone, K. Scholberg, A. Sciubba, P. Serra, M. Sioli, G. Sirri, M. Sitta, P. Spinelli, M. Spinetti, M. Spurio, R. Steinberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, A. Surdo, G. Tarle, E. Tatananni, V. Togo, M. Vakili, C. W. Walter, R. Webb

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Abstract

Muon energy measurement represents an important issue for any experiment addressing neutrino-induced up-going muon studies. Since the neutrino oscillation probability depends on the neutrino energy, a measurement of the muon energy adds an important piece of information concerning the neutrino system. We show in this paper how the MACRO limited streamer tube system can be operated in drift mode by using the TDCs included in the QTPs, an electronics designed for magnetic monopole search. An improvement of the space resolution is obtained, through an analysis of the multiple scattering of muon tracks as they pass through our detector. This information can be used further to obtain an estimate of the energy of muons crossing the detector. Here we present the results of two dedicated tests, performed at CERN PS-T9 and SPS-X7 beam lines, to provide a full check of the electronics and to exploit the feasibility of such a multiple scattering analysis. We show that by using a neural network approach, we are able to reconstruct the muon energy for E_μ<40 GeV. The test beam data provide an absolute energy calibration, which allows us to apply this method to MACRO data.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	376-386
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	492
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01413-4
State	Published - Oct 21 2002

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Director and of the staff of the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and the invaluable assistance of the technical staff of the Institutions participating in the experiment. We thank the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), the US Department of Energy and the US National Science Foundation for their generous support of the MACRO experiment. We thank INFN, ICTP (Trieste), WorldLab and NATO for providing fellowships and grants (FAI) for non-Italian citizens.

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Multiple scattering
Muons
Neural network
Neutrino oscillation

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Ambrosio, M., Antolini, R., Auriemma, G., Bakari, D., Baldini, A., Barbarino, G. C., Barish, B. C., Battistoni, G., Becherini, Y., Bellotti, R., Bemporad, C., Bernardini, P., Bilokon, H., Bloise, C., Bower, C., Brigida, M., Bussino, S., Cafagna, F., Calicchio, M., ... Webb, R. (2002). Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 492(3), 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01413-4

Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, GC, Barish, BC, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, S, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Caruso, R, Cassese, F, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, BC, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, De Cataldo, G, De Deo, M, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Dincecco, M, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, DS, Lindozzi, M, Lipari, P, Longley, NP, Longo, MJ, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari-Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, MN, Michael, DG, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, CW, Perronj, L, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Satriano, C, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Tatananni, E, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Walter, CW & Webb, R 2002, 'Muon energy estimate through multiple scattering with the MACRO detector', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 492, no. 3, pp. 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01413-4

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AU - Cassese, F.

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AU - Choudhary, B. C.

AU - Coutu, S.

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AU - Dekhissi, H.

AU - De Marzo, C.

AU - De Mitri, I.

AU - Derkaoui, J.

AU - De Vincenzi, M.

AU - Di Credico, A.

AU - Dincecco, M.

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AU - Monacelli, P.

AU - Montaruli, T.

AU - Monteno, M.

AU - Mufson, S.

AU - Musser, J.

AU - Nicolo, D.

AU - Nolty, R.

AU - Orth, C.

AU - Osteria, G.

AU - Palamara, O.

AU - Patera, V.

AU - Patrizii, L.

AU - Pazzi, R.

AU - Peck, C. W.

AU - Perronj, L.

AU - Petrera, S.

AU - Pistilli, P.

AU - Popa, V.

AU - Raino, A.

AU - Reynoldson, J.

AU - Ronga, F.

AU - Rrhioua, A.

AU - Satriano, C.

AU - Scapparone, E.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Sciubba, A.

AU - Serra, P.

AU - Sioli, M.

AU - Sirri, G.

AU - Sitta, M.

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AU - Spinetti, M.

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