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The muon neutrino-antineutrino flux ratios, viz.,v μ/v μ generated from the decays of charged pions and kaons in atmosphere have been derived from the latest primary spectrum and the CERN ISRpp-collision data modified forp-nucleus interactions. The dynamical method of Allkoferet al. (1978) has been used in the present investigation. The estimated result forv μ/v μ yields 1.39 and 1.70 asE→0 and ∞, respectively. The neutrino fluxes from pion- and kaon-decay spectra have been calculated. Attention has been paid on prompt neutrino spectrum calculation from the decays ofD mesons. A rough estimate on the prompt muon spectrum has been given. The calculated results have been compared with the previous available results.
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Allkofer, O.C., Bhattacharyya, D.P. Derivation ofv μ/v μ and the spectra of neutrinos from pions and kaons produced by primary cosmic rays throughp-nucleus collisions. Astrophys Space Sci 134, 115–122 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00636458
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