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@inproceedings{Kitagawa:2024:10.1103/PhysRevD.110.082008,
author = {Kitagawa, H and Tada, T and Abe, K and Bronner, C and Hayato, Y and Hiraide, K and Hosokawa, K and Ieki, K and Ikeda, M and Kameda, J and Kanemura, Y and Kaneshima, R and Kashiwagi, Y and Kataoka, Y and Miki, S and Mine, S and Miura, M and Moriyama, S and Nakahata, M and Nakano, Y and Nakayama, S and Noguchi, Y and Okamoto, K and Sato, K and Sekiya, H and Shiba, H and Shimizu, K and Shiozawa, M and Sonoda, Y and Suzuki, Y and Takeda, A and Takemoto, Y and Takenaka, A and Tanaka, H and Watanabe, S and Yano, T and Han, S and Kajita, T and Okumura, K and Tashiro, T and Tomiya, T and Wang, X and Yoshida, S and Megias, GD and Fernandez, P and Labarga, L and Ospina, N and Zaldivar, B and Kearns, E and Raaf, JL and Wan, L and Wester, T and Pointon, BW and Bian, J and Griskevich, NJ and Locke, S and Smy, MB and Sobel, HW and Takhistov, V and Yankelevich, A and Hill, J and Jang, MC and Lee, SH and Moon, DH and Park, RG and Bodur, B and Scholberg, K and Walter, CW and Beauchêne, A and Drap},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.110.082008},
title = {Measurements of the charge ratio and polarization of cosmic-ray muons with the Super-Kamiokande detector},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.082008},
year = {2024}
}

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AB - We present the results of the charge ratio (R) and polarization (P0μ) measurements using decay electron events collected between September 2008 and June 2022 with the Super-Kamiokande detector. Because of its underground location and long operation, we are able to perform high-precision measurements by accumulating cosmic-ray muons. We measured the muon charge ratio to be R=1.32±0.02(stat+syst) at EμcosθZenith=0.7-0.2+0.3 TeV, where Eμ is the muon energy and θZenith is the zenith angle of incoming cosmic-ray muons. This result is consistent with the Honda flux model while indicating a tension with the πK model of 1.9σ. We also measured the muon polarization at the production location to be P0μ=0.52±0.02 (stat+syst) at the muon momentum of 0.9-0.1+0.6 TeV/c at the surface of the mountain; this also suggests a tension with the Honda flux model of 1.5σ. This is the most precise measurement ever to experimentally determine the cosmic-ray muon polarization near 1 TeV/c. These measurement results are useful to improve atmospheric neutrino simulations.
AU - Kitagawa,H
AU - Tada,T
AU - Abe,K
AU - Bronner,C
AU - Hayato,Y
AU - Hiraide,K
AU - Hosokawa,K
AU - Ieki,K
AU - Ikeda,M
AU - Kameda,J
AU - Kanemura,Y
AU - Kaneshima,R
AU - Kashiwagi,Y
AU - Kataoka,Y
AU - Miki,S
AU - Mine,S
AU - Miura,M
AU - Moriyama,S
AU - Nakahata,M
AU - Nakano,Y
AU - Nakayama,S
AU - Noguchi,Y
AU - Okamoto,K
AU - Sato,K
AU - Sekiya,H
AU - Shiba,H
AU - Shimizu,K
AU - Shiozawa,M
AU - Sonoda,Y
AU - Suzuki,Y
AU - Takeda,A
AU - Takemoto,Y
AU - Takenaka,A
AU - Tanaka,H
AU - Watanabe,S
AU - Yano,T
AU - Han,S
AU - Kajita,T
AU - Okumura,K
AU - Tashiro,T
AU - Tomiya,T
AU - Wang,X
AU - Yoshida,S
AU - Megias,GD
AU - Fernandez,P
AU - Labarga,L
AU - Ospina,N
AU - Zaldivar,B
AU - Kearns,E
AU - Raaf,JL
AU - Wan,L
AU - Wester,T
AU - Pointon,BW
AU - Bian,J
AU - Griskevich,NJ
AU - Locke,S
AU - Smy,MB
AU - Sobel,HW
AU - Takhistov,V
AU - Yankelevich,A
AU - Hill,J
AU - Jang,MC
AU - Lee,SH
AU - Moon,DH
AU - Park,RG
AU - Bodur,B
AU - Scholberg,K
AU - Walter,CW
AU - Beauchêne,A
AU - Drapier,O
AU - Giampaolo,A
AU - Mueller,TA
AU - Paganini,P
AU - Quilain,B
AU - Rogly,R
AU - Santos,AD
AU - Nakamura,T
AU - Jang,JS
AU - Machado,LN
AU - Learned,JG
AU - Choi,K
AU - Iovine,N
AU - Cao,S
AU - Anthony,LHV
AU - Marin,D
AU - Prouse,NW
AU - Scott,M
AU - Sztuc,AA
AU - Uchida,Y
AU - Berardi,V
AU - Calabria,NF
AU - Catanesi,MG
AU - Radicioni,E
AU - Langella,A
AU - De,Rosa G
AU - Collazuol,G
AU - Iacob,F
AU - Lamoureux,M
AU - Mattiazzi,M
AU - Ludovici,L
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.082008
PY - 2024///
SN - 2470-0010
TI - Measurements of the charge ratio and polarization of cosmic-ray muons with the Super-Kamiokande detector
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.082008
ER -