Continuing analysis of underground muons from the direction of Cygnus X-3

K. Johns; M. L. Marshak; E. A. Peterson; K. Ruddick; Michael A Shupe; D. S. Ayres; T. H. Fields; E. N. May; L. E. Price

doi:10.1016/0920-5632(90)90425-T

Continuing analysis of underground muons from the direction of Cygnus X-3

K. Johns, M. L. Marshak, E. A. Peterson, K. Ruddick, Michael A Shupe, D. S. Ayres, T. H. Fields, E. N. May, L. E. Price

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We report on 3.2 years live time of underground muon observations taken between 1981 and 1989 using the Soudan 1 proportional tube detector, located at a depth of 1,800 m water equivalent. The post-1984 observations are consistent with earlier published data on an excess signal apparently correlated with the Cygnus X-3 orbital period. The signal-to-background ratio in the entire data sample is 1 to 3 percent, depending on phase width. These data are not contradicted by other measurements. However, a larger detector will be required to establish a signal, if one exists, at a high level of certainty.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	220-225
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Physics B (Proceedings Supplements)
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-5632(90)90425-T
State	Published - Mar 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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