Estimation of m.w.e (meter water equivalent) depth of the salt mine of Slanic Prahova, Romania

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527218· OSTI ID:21506861

Mitrica, B; Margineanu, R; Stoica, S; Petcu, M; Brancus, I M; Petre, M; Toma, G; Saftoiu, A; Apostu, A ^[1]; Jipa, A; Lazanu, I; Sima, O ^[2]; Haungs, A; Rebel, H ^[3]

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1. Horia Hulubei Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Bucharest, Romania, P.O.B. MG-6 (Romania)
2. Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, P.O.B. MG-11 (Romania)
3. Institut fur Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology-Campus North, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)

A new mobile detector was developed in IFIN-HH, Romania, for measuring muon flux at surface and in underground. The measurements have been performed in the salt mines of Slanic Prahova, Romania. The muon flux was determined for 2 different galleries of the Slanic mine at different depths. In order to test the stability of the method, also measurements of the muon flux at surface at different altitudes were performed. Based on the results, the depth of the 2 galleries was established at 610 and 790 m.w.e. respectively.

• OSTI ID: 21506861
• 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: 10.1063/1.3527218; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALTITUDE
COSMIC RADIATION
DEPTH
IONIZATION CHAMBERS
METERS
MINES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUON DETECTION
MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
MUONS
SALTS
SCATTERING
STABILITY
SURFACES
UNDERGROUND
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CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
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DIMENSIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LEVELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES