Applications of TIERRAS for underground particle cascade simulations

Journal Article · Wed Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527249· OSTI ID:21506889

Tueros, M J

In this communication we present some example applications of TIERRAS, a software package for the simulation of High Energy particle cascades underground and underwater. The examples illustrate how this package can be used to study the phenomenology of particle cascades from Extended Air Showers propagated several meters underground, including the effect of the surface ''albedo'' particles that are generated when a cascade reaches ground level. These up-going particles can have a measurable effect on surface or shallow underground detectors. Finally, to show the package ability ro perform simulations of particle cascades in ice, an application for neutrino radio detection is briefly introduced.

• OSTI ID: 21506889
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1304, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian summer school of physics - Exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (III): From nuclei to stars, Sinaia (Romania), 20 Jun - 3 Jul 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3527249; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ALBEDO
COMMUNICATIONS
DETECTION
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
GROUND LEVEL
ICE
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINOS
PARTICLES
SIMULATION
SURFACES
UNDERGROUND
UNDERWATER
CALCULATION METHODS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC SHOWERS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
LEVELS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS