Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1771611 | Astroparticle Physics | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Cosmic-ray induced neutrino backgrounds at the Moon are estimated using a semi-analytic approach. The analytic expressions are derived, flux estimates for νe+ν¯e and νμ+ν¯μ are given, and comparisons with the analogous backgrounds generated in the Earth's atmosphere are presented. Suppression of the lunar fluxes relative to the terrestrial fluxes is found. At energies >10 GeV, the suppression approaches a maximum of order 10â4. The lower background environment suggests that the Moon may be advantageous for future particle astrophysics endeavors.
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Authors
R.S. Miller, T. Cohen,