μPPET: Investigating the Muon Puzzle with J-PET Detectors
The μPPET [mu(μ)on Probe with J-PET] project aims to investigate the “Muon Puzzle” seen in cosmic ray air showers. This puzzle arises from the observation of a significantly larger number of muons on Earth’s surface than that predicted by the current theoretical models. The investigated hypothesis is based on recently observed asymmetries in the parameters for the strong interaction cross-section and trajectory of an outgoing particle due to projectile–target polarization. The measurements require detailed information about muons at the ground level, including their track and charge distributions. To achieve this, the two PET scanners developed at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland), the J-PET detectors, will be employed, taking advantage of their well-known resolution and convenient location for detecting muons that reach long depths in the atmosphere. One station will be used as a muon tracker, while the second will reconstruct the core of the air shower. In parallel, the existing hadronic interaction models will be modified and fine-tuned based on the experimental results. In this work, we present the conceptualization and preliminary designs of μPPET.
Authors
- T. Kaplanoglu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-8501)
- Martin Rädler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-2993)
- Catalina Curceanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-0127)
- Keyvan Tayefi Ardebili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8764-1588)
- M. Skurzok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4794-5154)
- Kamila Kasperska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0653-059X)
- E. Czerwiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5076-3175)
- Edward Lisowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-7391)
- Marek Gorgol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5406-362X)
- G. Korcyl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-7287)
- Szymon Niedźwiecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-9479)
- E. Y. Beyene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8757-2169)
- Karol Kubat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-4445)
- Manish Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2901-1745)
- Kavya Valsan Eliyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1636-3706)
- T. Kozik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-5674)
- S. Parzych (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3049-2267)
- P. Tanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7376-9650)
- A. Khreptak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-9770)
- Ł. Kapłon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-0425)
- Simbarashe Moyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-5511)
- J. Hajduga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3565-1623)
- Satyam Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-6921)
- Gabriel Moskal
- Bozena Jasinska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-1954)
- N. Chug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-0866)
- E. Pérez del Río (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7761-4084)
- Alessio Porcelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3220-6295)
- K. Kacprzak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-4449)
- Justyna Mędrala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1936-5515)
- Ewa Łucja Stępień (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-1715)
- Nousaba Nasrin Protiti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8559-5999)
- W. Mryka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7616-8290)
- Deepak Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-2453)
- Paweł Moskal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-5963)
- Diana Laura Sirghi
- Filip Lisowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-1875)
- T. Szumlak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2562-7163)
- B. Rachwał (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-6497)
- Subhadra Jalali
- Piyush Pandey
- Sushil Sharma
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Universidad de Antofagasta (CL)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (IT)
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (PL)
- Cracow University of Technology (PL)
- Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (RO)
- Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)
- AGH University of Krakow (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Universe
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11060180
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.74
Funders
- Narodowym Centrum Nauki