Dependence of atmospheric muon flux on seawater depth measured with the first KM3NeT detection units The KM3NeT Collaboration

Ageron, M; Aiello, S; Ameli, F; Andre, M; Androulakis, G; Anghinolfi, M; Anton, G; Ardid, M; Aublin, J; Bagatelas, C; Barbarino, G; Baret, B; Du Pree Sb,; Belias, A; Berbee, E; Van Den Berg Am,; Bertin, V; Van Beveren, V; Biagi, S; Biagioni, A; Bianucci, S; Billault, M; Bissinger, M; De Boer, R; Boumaaza, J; Bourret, S; Bouta, M; Bouwhuis, M; Bozza, C; Branzas, H; Briel, M; Bruchner, M; Bruijn, R; Brunner, J; Buis, E; Buompane, R; Busto, J; Cacopardo, G; Caillat, L; Cali, C; Calvo, D; Capone, A; Celli, S; Chabab, M; Chau, N; Cherubini, S; Chiarella, V; Chiarusi, T; Circella, M; Cocimano, R; Jab, Coelho; Coleiro, A; Colomer, Mm; Colonges, S; Coniglione, R; Cosquer, A; Coyle, P; Creusot, A; Cuttone, G; D'Amato, C; D'Amico, A; D'Onofrio, A; Dallier, R; De Palma, M; De Sio, C; Di Palma, I; Diaz, Af; Diego-Tortosa, D; Distefano, C; Domi, A; Dona, R; Donzaud, C; Van Dooren, L; Dornic, D; Dorr, M; Durocher, M; Eberl, T; Van Eeden, T; El Bojaddaini, I; Eljarrari, H; Elsaesser, D; Enzenhofer, A; Fermani, P; Ferrara, G; Filipovic, Md; Fusco, La; Gajanana, D; Gal, T; Soto, Ag; Garufi, F; Gialanella, L; Giorgio, E; Giuliante, A; Gozzini, Sr; Gracia, R; Graf, K; Grasso, D; Gregoire, T; Grella, G; Grimaldi, A; Grmek, A; Guderian, D; Guerzoni, M; Guidi, C; Hallmann, S; Hamdaoui, H; Van Haren, H; Heijboer, A; Hekalo, A; Henry, S; Hernaandez-Rey, Jj; Hofestadt, J; Huang, F; Santiago, Eh; Illuminati, G; James, Cw; Jansweijer, P; Jongen, M; De Jong, M; De Jong, P; Kadler, M; Kalaczynski, P; Kalekin, O; Katz, Uf; Kayzel, F; Keller, P; Nrk, Chowdhury; Van Der Knaap, F; Koffeman, En; Kooijman, P; Koopstra, J; Kouchner, A; Kreter, M; Kulikovskiy, V; Meghna, Kk; Lahmann, R; Lamare, P; Larosa, G; Laurence, J; Le Breton, R; Leone, F; Leonora, E; Levi, G; Librizzi, F; Lincetto, M; Litrico, P; Llorens Alvarez Cd,; Lonardo, A; Longhitano, F; Lopez-Coto, D; Maggi, G; Manczak, J; Mannheim, K; Margiotta, A; Marinelli, A; Markou, C; Martin, L; Martinez-Mora, Ja; Martini, A; Marzaioli, F; Mele, R; Melis, Kw; Migliozzi, P; Migneco, E; Mijakowski, P; Miranda, Ls; Mollo, Cm; Mongelli, M; Morganti, M; Moser, M; Moussa, A; Muller, R; Musico, P; Musumeci, M; Nauta, L; Navas, S; Nicolau, Ca; Nielsen, C; O Fearraigh B,; Organokov, M; Orlando, A; Panagopoulos, V; Pancaldi, G; Papalashvili, G; Papaleo, R; Pastore, C; Pavalas, Ge; Pellegrini, G; Pellegrino, C; Perrin-Terrin, M; Piattelli, P; Pikounis, K; Pisanti, O; Poire, C; Polydefki, G; Popa, V; Post, M; Pradier, T; Puhlhofer, G; Pulvirenti, S; Quinn, L; Raffaelli, F; Randazzo, N; Rapicavoli, A; Razzaque, S; Real, D; Reck, S; Reubelt, J; Riccobene, G; Rigalleau, L; Rizza, G; Rocco, R; Rovelli, A; Royon, J; Salemi, M; Salvadori, I; Dfe, Samtleben; Sanchez Losa, A; Sanguineti, M; Santangelo, A; Santonocito, D; Sapienza, P; Schmelling, J; Sciacca, V; Sciliberto, D; Seneca, J; Sgura, I; Shanidze, R; Sharma, A; Simeone, F; Sinopoulou, A; Spisso, B; Spurio, M; Stavropoulos, D; Steijger, J; Stellacci, Sm; Strandberg, B; Stransky, D; Stuven, T; Taiuti, M; Tayalati, Y; Tenllado, E; Tezier, D; Thakore, T; Theraube, S; Timmer, P; Tingay, S; Trovato, A; Tsagkli, S; Tzamariudaki, E; Tzanetatos, D; Valieri, C; Van Elewyck, V; Versari, F; Viola, S; Vivolo, D; De Wasseige, G; Wilms, J; Wojaczynski, R; De Wolf, E; Zaborov, D; Zegarelli, A; Zornoza, Jd; Zuniga, J

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7629-z

KM3NeT is a research infrastructure located in the Mediterranean Sea, that will consist of two deep-sea Cherenkov neutrino detectors. With one detector (ARCA), the KM3NeT Collaboration aims at identifying and studying TeV-PeV astrophysical neutrino sources. With the other detector (ORCA), the neutrino mass ordering will be determined by studying GeV-scale atmospheric neutrino oscillations. The first KM3NeT detection units were deployed at the Italian and French sites between 2015 and 2017. In this paper, a description of the detector is presented, together with a summary of the procedures used to calibrate the detector in-situ. Finally, the measurement of the atmospheric muon flux between 2232-3386 m seawater depth is obtained.

Dependence of atmospheric muon flux on seawater depth measured with the first KM3NeT detection units The KM3NeT Collaboration / Ageron, M; Aiello, S; Ameli, F; Andre, M; Androulakis, G; Anghinolfi, M; Anton, G; Ardid, M; Aublin, J; Bagatelas, C; Barbarino, G; Baret, B; du Pree, Sb; Belias, A; Berbee, E; van den Berg, Am; Bertin, V; van Beveren, V; Biagi, S; Biagioni, A; Bianucci, S; Billault, M; Bissinger, M; de Boer, R; Boumaaza, J; Bourret, S; Bouta, M; Bouwhuis, M; Bozza, C; Branzas, H; Briel, M; Bruchner, M; Bruijn, R; Brunner, J; Buis, E; Buompane, R; Busto, J; Cacopardo, G; Caillat, L; Cali, C; Calvo, D; Capone, A; Celli, S; Chabab, M; Chau, N; Cherubini, S; Chiarella, V; Chiarusi, T; Circella, M; Cocimano, R; Coelho, Jab; Coleiro, A; Colomer, Mm; Colonges, S; Coniglione, R; Cosquer, A; Coyle, P; Creusot, A; Cuttone, G; D'Amato, C; D'Amico, A; D'Onofrio, A; Dallier, R; De Palma, M; De Sio, C; Di Palma, I; Diaz, Af; Diego-Tortosa, D; Distefano, C; Domi, A; Dona, R; Donzaud, C; van Dooren, L; Dornic, D; Dorr, M; Durocher, M; Eberl, T; van Eeden, T; El Bojaddaini, I; Eljarrari, H; Elsaesser, D; Enzenhofer, A; Fermani, P; Ferrara, G; Filipovic, Md; Fusco, La; Gajanana, D; Gal, T; Soto, Ag; Garufi, F; Gialanella, L; Giorgio, E; Giuliante, A; Gozzini, Sr; Gracia, R; Graf, K; Grasso, D; Gregoire, T; Grella, G; Grimaldi, A; Grmek, A; Guderian, D; Guerzoni, M; Guidi, C; Hallmann, S; Hamdaoui, H; van Haren, H; Heijboer, A; Hekalo, A; Henry, S; Hernaandez-Rey, Jj; Hofestadt, J; Huang, F; Santiago, Eh; Illuminati, G; James, Cw; Jansweijer, P; Jongen, M; de Jong, M; de Jong, P; Kadler, M; Kalaczynski, P; Kalekin, O; Katz, Uf; Kayzel, F; Keller, P; Chowdhury, Nrk; van der Knaap, F; Koffeman, En; Kooijman, P; Koopstra, J; Kouchner, A; Kreter, M; Kulikovskiy, V; Meghna, Kk; Lahmann, R; Lamare, P; Larosa, G; Laurence, J; Le Breton, R; Leone, F; Leonora, E; Levi, G; Librizzi, F; Lincetto, M; Litrico, P; Llorens Alvarez, Cd; Lonardo, A; Longhitano, F; Lopez-Coto, D; Maggi, G; Manczak, J; Mannheim, K; Margiotta, A; Marinelli, A; Markou, C; Martin, L; Martinez-Mora, Ja; Martini, A; Marzaioli, F; Mele, R; Melis, Kw; Migliozzi, P; Migneco, E; Mijakowski, P; Miranda, Ls; Mollo, Cm; Mongelli, M; Morganti, M; Moser, M; Moussa, A; Muller, R; Musico, P; Musumeci, M; Nauta, L; Navas, S; Nicolau, Ca; Nielsen, C; O Fearraigh, B; Organokov, M; Orlando, A; Panagopoulos, V; Pancaldi, G; Papalashvili, G; Papaleo, R; Pastore, C; Pavalas, Ge; Pellegrini, G; Pellegrino, C; Perrin-Terrin, M; Piattelli, P; Pikounis, K; Pisanti, O; Poire, C; Polydefki, G; Popa, V; Post, M; Pradier, T; Puhlhofer, G; Pulvirenti, S; Quinn, L; Raffaelli, F; Randazzo, N; Rapicavoli, A; Razzaque, S; Real, D; Reck, S; Reubelt, J; Riccobene, G; Rigalleau, L; Rizza, G; Rocco, R; Rovelli, A; Royon, J; Salemi, M; Salvadori, I; Samtleben, Dfe; Sanchez Losa, A; Sanguineti, M; Santangelo, A; Santonocito, D; Sapienza, P; Schmelling, J; Sciacca, V; Sciliberto, D; Seneca, J; Sgura, I; Shanidze, R; Sharma, A; Simeone, F; Sinopoulou, A; Spisso, B; Spurio, M; Stavropoulos, D; Steijger, J; Stellacci, Sm; Strandberg, B; Stransky, D; Stuven, T; Taiuti, M; Tayalati, Y; Tenllado, E; Tezier, D; Thakore, T; Theraube, S; Timmer, P; Tingay, S; Trovato, A; Tsagkli, S; Tzamariudaki, E; Tzanetatos, D; Valieri, C; Van Elewyck, V; Versari, F; Viola, S; Vivolo, D; de Wasseige, G; Wilms, J; Wojaczynski, R; de Wolf, E; Zaborov, D; Zegarelli, A; Zornoza, Jd; Zuniga, J. - In: THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS. - ISSN 1434-6044. - 80:2(2020), pp. 80-99. [10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-7629-z]