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The atmospheric muon flux have been simulated using the CORSIKA code for two different geographical positions (Bucharest: 44°N, 26°E and Hiroshima: 34°N, 132°E). The simulations have been done for different angles of incidence between 0° and 70°. The comparison between the simulations and the experiment have been done using the measurements of the muon charge ratio with the WILLI detector in Bucharest. The results of the Monte Carlo simulations of the muon flux for the geographical positions of Hiroshima and Bucharest are compared with the semi-analytical formulae of Judge and Nash, and of Gaisser for different angles of incidence between 0° and 70° and with experimental results of the Bess experiment (vertical incidence). Various sensitivities of the approach of Judge and Nash, in particular to variations of the pion and kaon production spectra have been studied.
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Mitrica, B. et al. (2005). Monte Carlo Simulations and Semianalytical Parameteri-Sations of the Atmospheric Muon Flux. In: Shapiro, M.M., Stanev, T., Wefel, J.P. (eds) Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe. NATO Science Series, vol 209. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3748-1_35
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