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

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.

22 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Nucl. Instrum. and Meth

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