Research Article

Design Study of an Underground Detector for Measurements of the Differential Muon Flux

Table 1

The muon flux data obtained in underground measurements.

Location Theoretical depth
(m)
Muon flux for the theoretical depth
(m−2s−1)
Real depth
(m)
Muon flux for the real depth
(m−2s−1)
Muon flux
(m−2s−1)

Unirea 297 0.051 170 0.18 0.18
Mihai—main cavity 204 0.12 90 0.51 0.52
Mihai—small cavity 204 0.12 125 0.32 0.33
Cantacuzino mine—level 5 173 0.17 165 0.19
Cantacuzino mine—level 6 189 0.15 173 0.17
Cantacuzino mine—level 7 205 0.12 181 0.16
Cantacuzino mine—level 8 221 0.11 189 0.15 0.19
Cantacuzino mine—level 9 237 0.10 197 0.13
Cantacuzino mine—level 10 253 0.08 205 0.12
Cantacuzino mine—level 11 269 0.06 213 0.11 0.09