Model for the Underground Muons Associated with Cygnus X-3
1986; American Physical Society; Volume: 57; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1103/physrevlett.57.531
ISSN1092-0145
Autores Tópico(s)Computational Physics and Python Applications
ResumoA phenomenological model is presented which can explain all aspects of the observations of undergound muons associated with Cygnus X-3. A long-lived, light neutral particle produced at Cygnus X-3 interacts in the earth with a cross section in the range 10 to 20 \ensuremath{\mu}b. This interaction produces a massive secondary particle with mass 10 to 40 GeV/${\mathit{c}}^{2}$, which decays to at least one muon. It is possible that the primary particles are produced hadronically at Cygnus with a very small cross section.
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