Initial data from the Soudan 2 experiment

Conference · Fri Oct 12 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6516084

Ayres, D S

Soudan 2 is an 1100-ton tracking calorimeter which is being built 713 m underground to search for nucleon decay and to study neutrino and cosmic-ray physics. The detector is assembled from 256 identical 4.3-ton calorimeter modules. Each module consists of finely segmented iron and drift tubes, and records three space coordinates and dE/dx for every tube crossing. It is surrounded on all sides by a 1700 m{sup 2} active shield of proportional tubes. The first atmospheric neutrino interactions and a magnetic monopole search are described. Prospects for cosmic ray studies are summarized.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6516084
• Report Number(s): ANL-HEP-CP-90-87; CONF-900822--15; ON: DE91004454
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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