Seasonal Variations in Muon Rate with Ice-Cube
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Seasonal Variations in Muon Rate are caused by large scale changes in atmospheric conditions throughout the year. As atmospheric temperature and density vary across the seasons, so do the absorption rates of cosmic ray secondaries in the atmosphere. The IceCube neutrino detector array can track both large and small scale variations in atmospheric muon rate and daily, detailed weather data is available at the location of the detector. Depending on specific atmospheric conditions, IceCube’s 22-string atmospheric muon trigger rate varies between approximately 450 Hz and 560 Hz in winter and summer, respectively.
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