Momentum spectrum of cosmic muons at a depth of 320 mwe
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N.O. Hashim , C. Grupen , S. Luitz , A. Mailov , F. Maciuc , A.-S. Müller , A. Putzer , H.-G. Sander , S. Schmeling , M. Schmelling , R. Tcaciuc , H. Wachsmuth , Th. Ziegler and K. Zuber (a) Fachbereich Physik, Universität Siegen, D-57068 Siegen, Germany (b) SLAC M/S 41, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (c) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, D-69029, Heidelberg, Germany (d) Institut für Synchrotronstrahlung, FZ Karlsruhe, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany (e) Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany (f) Fachbereich Physik, Universität Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany (g) CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland (h) Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA (i) Experimental Physik IV, Universität Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany Presenter: N.O. Hashim ([email protected]), ger-hashim-NO-abs1-he11-oral
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