Sea-Level Muon Charge Ratio of Cosmic Rays at High Energies

O. C. Allkofer; K. Carstensen; W. D. Dau; H. Jokisch

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.832

Sea-Level Muon Charge Ratio of Cosmic Rays at High Energies

O. C. Allkofer, K. Carstensen, W. D. Dau, and H. Jokisch

Phys. Rev. Lett. 41, 832 – Published 18 September 1978

Abstract

The charge ratio of cosmic-ray muons with energies up to 1 TeV in the zenith-angle range 68°-82° has been measured. The data clearly show an enhancement of the charge ratio with increasing energy thus indicating a "normal" mass composition of galactic cosmic rays.