**"Cosmic Rays" Contents**

-   CAPRICE modified to PDG.xls -- A sort of reality check as to whether
    I had entered the CAPRICE data correctly by comparing it to the
    graph given in PDG.

    -   Multiplied Out -- Directly from "Cosmic Muons.xls"

    -   Adjusted -- CAPRICE data are adjusted to the scale which PDG
        uses on its graph.

    -   Both 94&97 -- Graph of 94,97 and the PDG data to show that they
        are all similar.

-   Cosmic Electrons and Photons.xls -- Manipulation of data of cosmic
    electrons and photons taken from Beuermann and Wibberenz.
    Unfortunately, these are taken at 760 g/cm^2^ atmospheric depth.

    -   General Info -- Where the data are from.

    -   Photons -- Original data and two attempts at correcting for
        depth and my E\^n fits.

    -   compare -- Graphs depth-corrected integral fluxes for both
        photons and electrons.

    -   photon Graph -- Depth-corrected photon dN/dE and N from the
        1.5\*electron correction method.

    -   photon -dE -- NIST XCOM photon attenuations in LAr

    -   photon length -- Length in LAr for pair production as a function
        of energy.

    -   photon flux & length -- Not useful

    -   Electrons -- Original data and my electron depth correction (as
        suggested by the paper) and a E\^n fit.

    -   e graph -- Original (ie not depth corrected) dN/dE and E\^n fits
        for electrons. Depth corrected plots are in there but currently
        are not plotted.

    -   e -dE -- ESTAR stopping powers for electrons in LAr

    -   e length -- Total distance traveled by an incident electron as a
        function of energy.

    -   e Flux & Length -- not useful

    -   Sum Length -- I'm not really sure...

    -   BOTTOM LINE -- Gives a few energy ranges for electrons and
        photons and their respective integral fluxes and ranges in LAr.

-   Cosmic Muons.xls -- Manipulation of cosmic muon data from CAPRICE94
    & CAPRICE97.

    -   Data -- Gives the data as published

    -   Multiplied Out -- Data were given in scientific notation, makes
        them regular numbers and sums mu+ and mu- data.

    -   Integral -- Finds the integral flux for each of positive and
        negative muons in both 94 and 97 data and the integral flux of
        all muons for both 94 and 97.

    -   94&97 -- Plot of dN/dE and N of both 94 and 97 total muon
        numbers.

    -   Ratio -- Finds the ratio between 94&97 including error
        propogation

    -   Ratio Graph -- Ratios of Data: 97/94

    -   Depth Correction -- M. Boezio's depth correction

    -   Depth Graph -- Differential flux adjusted to account for
        atmospheric depth by the correction in 'Depth Correction'

    -   Ar Attenuation -- Atomic Nuclear Properties: Table 289: Muons in
        Argon and my calculations of flux-length of the 94 and 97 data.

    -   Length -- Mean track length as a function of momentum

    -   Flux and Length -- Graph of flux-length and its energy
        derivative.

    -   BOTTOM LINE -- Gives N and N\*x(p) for 94&97.

    -   94 mu\_+ - Graph of dN/dE and N

    -   94 mu\_- - - Graph of dN/dE and N

    -   94 -- Graph of dN/dE and N

    -   97 mu\_+ - Graph of dN/dE and N

    -   97 mu\_- - Graph of dN/dE and N

    -   97 -- Graph of dN/dE and N

-   CosmicConclusionsEquations.doc -- Equation objects used in
    CosmicConclusions.ppt.

-   CosmicConclusions.ppt -- Shows how steradians are taken care of
    mathematically for both muons and photons. Presents graphs etc.
    which include particles per meter squared per second values. Data
    come from Grieder's book, and comparisons are made to CAPRICE muon
    data and B&W photon data.

-   CosmicConclusions.xls -- Does the math with the Grieder numbers to
    get rid of steradians.

    -   Totals -- Does the calculations as laid out in
        CosmicConclusions.ppt

    -   cos\^n integral -- Does the cos\^n integral for both the gamma
        and muon components by a trapezoidal approximation for the
        vertical component of the flux.

-   Muon Flux Study.ppt -- Presents everything that could be extracted
    from the CAPRICE data including a depth correction to Soudan
    conditions; predominantly a presentation of "Cosmic Muons.xls" and
    also includes some from "Soudan.xls"

-   Photon and Electron Flux Study.ppt -- A presentation of "Cosmic
    Electrons and Photons.xls" including explanations of why I did what.

-   photon scattering.png -- An image generated by XCOM of photon
    scattering in argon.

-   Soudan.xls -- Looks in depth at what cosmic muons would look like in
    Soudan, MN.

    -   Calculations -- Characteristics of the Soudan, MN location;
        atmospheric depth corrections to the Soudan, my attempt at a
        combined depth and angle correction (which is based on geometry,
        exponential attenuation and weighting factors introduced by
        Beuermann and Wibberenz) and how it compares to a study of muons
        of 75° zenith angle.

    -   Hor. Integral, Vert. Integral, Hor. cos, Vert. cos -- The
        complex array of worksheets which approximates the double
        integral set up by my depth/angle correction. I don't remember
        exactly how it works. I'll try to figure it out.

    -   Length Calculations -- Finds length-flux and incorporates my
        correction's calculated integral.

    -   Adjustment -- plot of CAPRICE differential flux adjusted to
        Soudan atmospheric depth

    -   Fluxes -- plot of Soudan differential and integral flux as a
        function of momentum

    -   Real Length Flux -- plot of horizontal and vertical
        (dN(\>p)\*x(p))/dp and d \>p\*x(p)/(dA\*dt) as a function of
        momentum. No steradians.

    -   Length Flux -- plot of (dN\*x(p))/dp and N\*x(p) as a function
        of momentum. Includes steradians.

    -   Average x(p) -- plot of the average x(p) from 0 to p.

-   Soudan Cosmic Rays.ppt -- A presentation of "Soudan.xls" which is
    integrated into "Muon Flux Study.ppt".