Detection and analysis of atmospheric muons using the ALICE detector at the LHC
ALICE is a general purpose experiment designed to investigate nucleus-nucleus collisions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Located 52 meters underground, with 28 meters of overburden rock, it has also been used to detect the muonic component of the extensive air showers produced by cosmic-ray...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2017-01-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201614509001 |