Seasonal variation of the underground cosmic muon flux observed at Daya Bay

F. P. An; A. B. Balantekin; H. R. Band; M. Bishai; S. Blyth; D. Cao; G. F. Cao; J. Cao; Y. L. Chan; J. F. Chang; Y. Chang; H. S. Chen; Q. Y. Chen; S. M. Chen; Y. X. Chen; Y. Chen; J. Cheng; Z. K. Cheng; J. J. Cherwinka; M. C. Chu; A. Chukanov; J. P. Cummings; Y. Y. Ding; M. V. Diwan; M. Dolgareva; J. Dove; D. A. Dwyer; W. R. Edwards; R. Gill; M. Gonchar; G. H. Gong; H. Gong; M. Grassi; W. Q. Gu; L. Guo; X. H. Guo; Y. H. Guo; Z. Guo; R. W. Hackenburg; S. Hans; M. He; K. M. Heeger; Y. K. Heng; A. Higuera; Y. B. Hsiung; B. Z. Hu; T. Hu; E. C. Huang; H. X. Huang; X. T. Huang; P. Huber; W. Huo; G. Hussain; D. E. Jaffe; K. L. Jen; S. Jetter; X. P. Ji; X. L. Ji; J. B. Jiao; R. A. Johnson; D. Jones; L. Kang; S. H. Kettell; A. Khan; S. Kohn; M. Kramer; K. K. Kwan; M. W. Kwok; T. Kwok; T. J. Langford; K. Lau; L. Lebanowski; J. Lee; J. H.C. Lee; R. T. Lei; R. Leitner; C. Li; D. J. Li; F. Li; G. S. Li; Q. J. Li; S. Li; S. C. Li; W. D. Li; X. N. Li; X. Q. Li; Y. F. Li; Z. B. Li; H. Liang; C. J. Lin; G. L. Lin; S. Lin; S. K. Lin; Y. C. Lin; J. J. Ling; J. M. Link; L. Littenberg; B. R. Littlejohn; J. L. Liu; J. C. Liu; C. W. Loh; C. Lu; H. Q. Lu; J. S. Lu; K. B. Luk; X. Y. Ma; X. B. Ma; Y. Q. Ma; Y. Malyshkin; D. A.Martinez Caicedo; K. T. McDonald; R. D. McKeown; I. Mitchell; Y. Nakajima; J. Napolitano; D. Naumov; E. Naumova; H. Y. Ngai; J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux; A. Olshevskiy; H. R. Pan; J. Park; S. Patton; V. Pec; J. C. Peng; L. Pinsky; C. S.J. Pun; F. Z. Qi; M. Qi; X. Qian; R. M. Qiu; N. Raper; J. Ren; R. Rosero; B. Roskovec; X. C. Ruan; C. Sebastiani; H. Steiner; J. L. Sun; W. Tang; D. Taychenachev; K. Treskov; K. V. Tsang; C. E. Tull; N. Viaux; B. Viren; V. Vorobel; C. H. Wang; M. Wang; N. Y. Wang; R. G. Wang; W. Wang; X. Wang; Y. F. Wang; Z. Wang; Z. Wang; Z. M. Wang; H. Y. Wei; L. J. Wen; K. Whisnant; C. G. White; L. Whitehead; T. Wise; H. L.H. Wong; S. C.F. Wong; E. Worcester; C. H. Wu; Q. Wu; W. J. Wu; D. M. Xia; J. K. Xia; Z. Z. Xing; J. L. Xu; Y. Xu; T. Xue; C. G. Yang; H. Yang; L. Yang; M. S. Yang; M. T. Yang; Y. Z. Yang; M. Ye; Z. Ye; M. Yeh; B. L. Young; Z. Y. Yu; S. Zeng; L. Zhan; C. Zhang; C. C. Zhang; H. H. Zhang; J. W. Zhang; Q. M. Zhang; X. T. Zhang; Y. M. Zhang; Y. X. Zhang; Y. M. Zhang; Z. J. Zhang; Z. Y. Zhang; Z. P. Zhang; J. Zhao; L. Zhou; H. L. Zhuang; J. H. Zou

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/001

Seasonal variation of the underground cosmic muon flux observed at Daya Bay

F. P. An, A. B. Balantekin, H. R. Band, M. Bishai, S. Blyth, D. Cao, G. F. Cao, J. Cao, Y. L. Chan, J. F. Chang, Y. Chang, H. S. Chen, Q. Y. Chen, S. M. Chen, Y. X. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Cheng, Z. K. Cheng, J. J. Cherwinka, M. C. ChuA. Chukanov, J. P. Cummings, Y. Y. Ding, M. V. Diwan, M. Dolgareva, J. Dove, D. A. Dwyer, W. R. Edwards, R. Gill, M. Gonchar, G. H. Gong, H. Gong, M. Grassi, W. Q. Gu, L. Guo, X. H. Guo, Y. H. Guo, Z. Guo, R. W. Hackenburg, S. Hans, M. He, K. M. Heeger, Y. K. Heng, A. Higuera, Y. B. Hsiung, B. Z. Hu, T. Hu, E. C. Huang, H. X. Huang, X. T. Huang, P. Huber, W. Huo, G. Hussain, D. E. Jaffe, K. L. Jen, S. Jetter, X. P. Ji, X. L. Ji, J. B. Jiao, R. A. Johnson, D. Jones, L. Kang, S. H. Kettell, A. Khan, S. Kohn, M. Kramer, K. K. Kwan, M. W. Kwok, T. Kwok, T. J. Langford, K. Lau, L. Lebanowski, J. Lee, J. H.C. Lee, R. T. Lei, R. Leitner, C. Li, D. J. Li, F. Li, G. S. Li, Q. J. Li, S. Li, S. C. Li, W. D. Li, X. N. Li, X. Q. Li, Y. F. Li, Z. B. Li, H. Liang, C. J. Lin, G. L. Lin, S. Lin, S. K. Lin, Y. C. Lin, J. J. Ling, J. M. Link, L. Littenberg, B. R. Littlejohn, J. L. Liu, J. C. Liu, C. W. Loh, C. Lu, H. Q. Lu, J. S. Lu, K. B. Luk, X. Y. Ma, X. B. Ma, Y. Q. Ma, Y. Malyshkin, D. A.Martinez Caicedo, K. T. McDonald, R. D. McKeown, I. Mitchell, Y. Nakajima, J. Napolitano, D. Naumov, E. Naumova, H. Y. Ngai, J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux, A. Olshevskiy, H. R. Pan, J. Park, S. Patton, V. Pec, J. C. Peng, L. Pinsky, C. S.J. Pun, F. Z. Qi, M. Qi, X. Qian, R. M. Qiu, N. Raper, J. Ren, R. Rosero, B. Roskovec, X. C. Ruan, C. Sebastiani, H. Steiner, J. L. Sun, W. Tang, D. Taychenachev, K. Treskov, K. V. Tsang, C. E. Tull, N. Viaux, B. Viren, V. Vorobel, C. H. Wang, M. Wang, N. Y. Wang, R. G. Wang, W. Wang, X. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. M. Wang, H. Y. Wei, L. J. Wen, K. Whisnant, C. G. White, L. Whitehead, T. Wise, H. L.H. Wong, S. C.F. Wong, E. Worcester, C. H. Wu, Q. Wu, W. J. Wu, D. M. Xia, J. K. Xia, Z. Z. Xing, J. L. Xu, Y. Xu, T. Xue, C. G. Yang, H. Yang, L. Yang, M. S. Yang, M. T. Yang, Y. Z. Yang, M. Ye, Z. Ye, M. Yeh, B. L. Young, Z. Y. Yu, S. Zeng, L. Zhan, C. Zhang, C. C. Zhang, H. H. Zhang, J. W. Zhang, Q. M. Zhang, X. T. Zhang, Y. M. Zhang, Y. X. Zhang, Y. M. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, J. Zhao, L. Zhou, H. L. Zhuang, J. H. Zou

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The Daya Bay Experiment consists of eight identically designed detectors located in three underground experimental halls named as EH1, EH2, EH3, with 250, 265 and 860 meters of water equivalent vertical overburden, respectively. Cosmic muon events have been recorded over a two-year period. The underground muon rate is observed to be positively correlated with the effective atmospheric temperature and to follow a seasonal modulation pattern. The correlation coefficient α, describing how a variation in the muon rate relates to a variation in the effective atmospheric temperature, is found to be α_EH1 = 0.362±0.031, α_EH2 = 0.433±0.038 and α_EH3 = 0.641±0.057 for each experimental hall.

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Article number	001
Journal	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Volume	2018
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/001
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An, F. P., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Bishai, M., Blyth, S., Cao, D., Cao, G. F., Cao, J., Chan, Y. L., Chang, J. F., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, Q. Y., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y. X., Chen, Y., Cheng, J., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., ... Zou, J. H. (2018). Seasonal variation of the underground cosmic muon flux observed at Daya Bay. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2018(1), [001]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/001

An, FP, Balantekin, AB, Band, HR, Bishai, M, Blyth, S, Cao, D, Cao, GF, Cao, J, Chan, YL, Chang, JF, Chang, Y, Chen, HS, Chen, QY, Chen, SM, Chen, YX, Chen, Y, Cheng, J, Cheng, ZK, Cherwinka, JJ, Chu, MC, Chukanov, A, Cummings, JP, Ding, YY, Diwan, MV, Dolgareva, M, Dove, J, Dwyer, DA, Edwards, WR, Gill, R, Gonchar, M, Gong, GH, Gong, H, Grassi, M, Gu, WQ, Guo, L, Guo, XH, Guo, YH, Guo, Z, Hackenburg, RW, Hans, S, He, M, Heeger, KM, Heng, YK, Higuera, A, Hsiung, YB, Hu, BZ, Hu, T, Huang, EC, Huang, HX, Huang, XT, Huber, P, Huo, W, Hussain, G, Jaffe, DE, Jen, KL, Jetter, S, Ji, XP, Ji, XL, Jiao, JB, Johnson, RA, Jones, D, Kang, L, Kettell, SH, Khan, A, Kohn, S, Kramer, M, Kwan, KK, Kwok, MW, Kwok, T, Langford, TJ, Lau, K, Lebanowski, L, Lee, J, Lee, JHC, Lei, RT, Leitner, R, Li, C, Li, DJ, Li, F, Li, GS, Li, QJ, Li, S, Li, SC, Li, WD, Li, XN, Li, XQ, Li, YF, Li, ZB, Liang, H, Lin, CJ, Lin, GL, Lin, S, Lin, SK, Lin, YC, Ling, JJ, Link, JM, Littenberg, L, Littlejohn, BR, Liu, JL, Liu, JC, Loh, CW, Lu, C, Lu, HQ, Lu, JS, Luk, KB, Ma, XY, Ma, XB, Ma, YQ, Malyshkin, Y, Caicedo, DAM, McDonald, KT, McKeown, RD, Mitchell, I, Nakajima, Y, Napolitano, J, Naumov, D, Naumova, E, Ngai, HY, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Olshevskiy, A, Pan, HR, Park, J, Patton, S, Pec, V, Peng, JC, Pinsky, L, Pun, CSJ, Qi, FZ, Qi, M, Qian, X, Qiu, RM, Raper, N, Ren, J, Rosero, R, Roskovec, B, Ruan, XC, Sebastiani, C, Steiner, H, Sun, JL, Tang, W, Taychenachev, D, Treskov, K, Tsang, KV, Tull, CE, Viaux, N, Viren, B, Vorobel, V, Wang, CH, Wang, M, Wang, NY, Wang, RG, Wang, W, Wang, X, Wang, YF, Wang, Z, Wang, Z, Wang, ZM, Wei, HY, Wen, LJ, Whisnant, K, White, CG, Whitehead, L, Wise, T, Wong, HLH, Wong, SCF, Worcester, E, Wu, CH, Wu, Q, Wu, WJ, Xia, DM, Xia, JK, Xing, ZZ, Xu, JL, Xu, Y, Xue, T, Yang, CG, Yang, H, Yang, L, Yang, MS, Yang, MT, Yang, YZ, Ye, M, Ye, Z, Yeh, M, Young, BL, Yu, ZY, Zeng, S, Zhan, L, Zhang, C, Zhang, CC, Zhang, HH, Zhang, JW, Zhang, QM, Zhang, XT, Zhang, YM, Zhang, YX, Zhang, YM, Zhang, ZJ, Zhang, ZY, Zhang, ZP, Zhao, J, Zhou, L, Zhuang, HL & Zou, JH 2018, 'Seasonal variation of the underground cosmic muon flux observed at Daya Bay', Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, vol. 2018, no. 1, 001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/001

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AU - Balantekin, A. B.

AU - Band, H. R.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blyth, S.

AU - Cao, D.

AU - Cao, G. F.

AU - Cao, J.

AU - Chan, Y. L.

AU - Chang, J. F.

AU - Chang, Y.

AU - Chen, H. S.

AU - Chen, Q. Y.

AU - Chen, S. M.

AU - Chen, Y. X.

AU - Chen, Y.

AU - Cheng, J.

AU - Cheng, Z. K.

AU - Cherwinka, J. J.

AU - Chu, M. C.

AU - Chukanov, A.

AU - Cummings, J. P.

AU - Ding, Y. Y.

AU - Diwan, M. V.

AU - Dolgareva, M.

AU - Dove, J.

AU - Dwyer, D. A.

AU - Edwards, W. R.

AU - Gill, R.

AU - Gonchar, M.

AU - Gong, G. H.

AU - Gong, H.

AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Gu, W. Q.

AU - Guo, L.

AU - Guo, X. H.

AU - Guo, Y. H.

AU - Guo, Z.

AU - Hackenburg, R. W.

AU - Hans, S.

AU - He, M.

AU - Heeger, K. M.

AU - Heng, Y. K.

AU - Higuera, A.

AU - Hsiung, Y. B.

AU - Hu, B. Z.

AU - Hu, T.

AU - Huang, E. C.

AU - Huang, H. X.

AU - Huang, X. T.

AU - Huber, P.

AU - Huo, W.

AU - Hussain, G.

AU - Jaffe, D. E.

AU - Jen, K. L.

AU - Jetter, S.

AU - Ji, X. P.

AU - Ji, X. L.

AU - Jiao, J. B.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

AU - Jones, D.

AU - Kang, L.

AU - Kettell, S. H.

AU - Khan, A.

AU - Kohn, S.

AU - Kramer, M.

AU - Kwan, K. K.

AU - Kwok, M. W.

AU - Kwok, T.

AU - Langford, T. J.

AU - Lau, K.

AU - Lebanowski, L.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Lee, J. H.C.

AU - Lei, R. T.

AU - Leitner, R.

AU - Li, C.

AU - Li, D. J.

AU - Li, F.

AU - Li, G. S.

AU - Li, Q. J.

AU - Li, S.

AU - Li, S. C.

AU - Li, W. D.

AU - Li, X. N.

AU - Li, X. Q.

AU - Li, Y. F.

AU - Li, Z. B.

AU - Liang, H.

AU - Lin, C. J.

AU - Lin, G. L.

AU - Lin, S.

AU - Lin, S. K.

AU - Lin, Y. C.

AU - Ling, J. J.

AU - Link, J. M.

AU - Littenberg, L.

AU - Littlejohn, B. R.

AU - Liu, J. L.

AU - Liu, J. C.

AU - Loh, C. W.

AU - Lu, C.

AU - Lu, H. Q.

AU - Lu, J. S.

AU - Luk, K. B.

AU - Ma, X. Y.

AU - Ma, X. B.

AU - Ma, Y. Q.

AU - Malyshkin, Y.

AU - Caicedo, D. A.Martinez

AU - McDonald, K. T.

AU - McKeown, R. D.

AU - Mitchell, I.

AU - Nakajima, Y.

AU - Napolitano, J.

AU - Naumov, D.

AU - Naumova, E.

AU - Ngai, H. Y.

AU - Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P.

AU - Olshevskiy, A.

AU - Pan, H. R.

AU - Park, J.

AU - Patton, S.

AU - Pec, V.

AU - Peng, J. C.

AU - Pinsky, L.

AU - Pun, C. S.J.

AU - Qi, F. Z.

AU - Qi, M.

AU - Qian, X.

AU - Qiu, R. M.

AU - Raper, N.

AU - Ren, J.

AU - Rosero, R.

AU - Roskovec, B.

AU - Ruan, X. C.

AU - Sebastiani, C.

AU - Steiner, H.

AU - Sun, J. L.

AU - Tang, W.

AU - Taychenachev, D.

AU - Treskov, K.

AU - Tsang, K. V.

AU - Tull, C. E.

AU - Viaux, N.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Vorobel, V.

AU - Wang, C. H.

AU - Wang, M.

AU - Wang, N. Y.

AU - Wang, R. G.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Wang, X.

AU - Wang, Y. F.

AU - Wang, Z.

AU - Wang, Z. M.

AU - Wei, H. Y.

AU - Wen, L. J.

AU - Whisnant, K.

AU - White, C. G.

AU - Whitehead, L.

AU - Wise, T.

AU - Wong, H. L.H.

AU - Wong, S. C.F.

AU - Worcester, E.

AU - Wu, C. H.

AU - Wu, Q.

AU - Wu, W. J.

AU - Xia, D. M.

AU - Xia, J. K.

AU - Xing, Z. Z.

AU - Xu, J. L.

AU - Xu, Y.

AU - Xue, T.

AU - Yang, C. G.

AU - Yang, H.

AU - Yang, L.

AU - Yang, M. S.

AU - Yang, M. T.

AU - Yang, Y. Z.

AU - Ye, M.

AU - Ye, Z.

AU - Yeh, M.

AU - Young, B. L.

AU - Yu, Z. Y.

AU - Zeng, S.

AU - Zhan, L.

AU - Zhang, C.

AU - Zhang, C. C.

AU - Zhang, H. H.

AU - Zhang, J. W.

AU - Zhang, Q. M.

AU - Zhang, X. T.

AU - Zhang, Y. M.

AU - Zhang, Y. X.

AU - Zhang, Y. M.

AU - Zhang, Z. J.

AU - Zhang, Z. Y.

AU - Zhang, Z. P.

AU - Zhao, J.

AU - Zhou, L.

AU - Zhuang, H. L.

AU - Zou, J. H.

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DO - 10.1088/1475-7516/2018/01/001

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85041393162

SN - 1475-7516

VL - 2018

JO - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

JF - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

IS - 1

M1 - 001

ER -

Seasonal variation of the underground cosmic muon flux observed at Daya Bay

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