Atmospheric leptons

The flux of high-energy (≥GeV) neutrinos consists primarily of those produced by cosmic-ray interactions in the atmosphere. The contribution from extraterrestrial sources is still unknown. Current limits suggest that the observed spectrum is dominated by atmospheric neutrinos up to at least 100 TeV....

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Main Author: Gaisser Thomas K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20125209004