TY - JOUR
T1 - Sensitivity study for the prompt component in the atmospheric muon flux with KM3NeT detectors
AU - KM3NeT Collaboration
AU - Bouasla, Amani Besma
AU - Attallah, Reda
AU - Adriani, O.
AU - Albert, A.
AU - Alhebsi, A. R.
AU - Alshalloudi, S.
AU - Alshamsi, M.
AU - Alves Garre, S.
AU - Ameli, F.
AU - Andre, M.
AU - Aphecetche, L.
AU - Ardid, M.
AU - Ardid, S.
AU - Aublin, J.
AU - Badaracco, F.
AU - Bailly-Salins, L.
AU - Baret, B.
AU - Bariego-Quintana, A.
AU - Barnard, M.
AU - Becherini, Y.
AU - Bendahman, M.
AU - Benfenati Gualandi, F.
AU - Benhassi, M.
AU - Benoit, D. M.
AU - Beňušová, Z.
AU - Berbee, E.
AU - Berti, E.
AU - Bertin, V.
AU - Betti, P.
AU - Biagi, S.
AU - Boettcher, M.
AU - Bonanno, D.
AU - Bondì, M.
AU - Bottai, S.
AU - Bouasla, A. B.
AU - Boumaaza, J.
AU - Bouta, M.
AU - Bouwhuis, M.
AU - Bozza, C.
AU - Bozza, R. M.
AU - Brânzaş, H.
AU - Bretaudeau, F.
AU - Breuhaus, M.
AU - Bruijn, R.
AU - Brunner, J.
AU - Bruno, R.
AU - Buis, E.
AU - Buompane, R.
AU - Burriel, I.
AU - Tully, C.
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PY - 2025/12/30
Y1 - 2025/12/30
N2 - The network of two next-generation underwater Cherenkov neutrino telescopes: ARCA and ORCA is being successively deployed in the Mediterranean Sea by the KM3NeT Collaboration. The focus of ARCA is neutrino astronomy, while ORCA is mainly dedicated to neutrino oscillation studies. Both detectors are already operational in their intermediate states and collect valuable results. This work explores the potential of intermediate as well as complete detector configurations of ARCA and ORCA to observe the prompt component of the atmospheric muon flux, originating from cosmic ray interactions. It builds upon a dedicated reconstruction of observables characteristic for events composed of multiple muons, called muon bundles. The obtained results show that KM3NeT is sensitive to the prompt muon flux component and should be able to verify its existence within the first few years of data taking with completed detectors.
AB - The network of two next-generation underwater Cherenkov neutrino telescopes: ARCA and ORCA is being successively deployed in the Mediterranean Sea by the KM3NeT Collaboration. The focus of ARCA is neutrino astronomy, while ORCA is mainly dedicated to neutrino oscillation studies. Both detectors are already operational in their intermediate states and collect valuable results. This work explores the potential of intermediate as well as complete detector configurations of ARCA and ORCA to observe the prompt component of the atmospheric muon flux, originating from cosmic ray interactions. It builds upon a dedicated reconstruction of observables characteristic for events composed of multiple muons, called muon bundles. The obtained results show that KM3NeT is sensitive to the prompt muon flux component and should be able to verify its existence within the first few years of data taking with completed detectors.
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U2 - 10.22323/1.501.1071
DO - 10.22323/1.501.1071
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:105029044186
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 501
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
M1 - 1071
T2 - 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025
Y2 - 15 July 2025 through 24 July 2025
ER -