• Title of article

    Comments on multiple scattering of high-energy muons in thick layers

  • Author/Authors

    Butkevich، نويسنده , , A.V. and Kokoulin، نويسنده , , R.P. and Matushko، نويسنده , , G.V. and Mikheyev، نويسنده , , S.P.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    13
  • From page
    282
  • To page
    294
  • Abstract
    We describe two independent methods to calculate the angular distribution of muons after traversing a thick scatterer due to multiple Coulomb scattering. Both methods take into account the nuclear size effect. We demonstrate a necessity to account for the nucleus extension as well as incoherent scattering on atomic electrons to describe the muon scattering at large angles in thick matter layers. The results of the two methods of calculations are in good agreement.
  • Keywords
    Muon , Nuclear size , Multiple Coulomb scattering
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2020195