The monitoring of accelerator-produced muons at Fermilab

Conference · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6706964

Elwyn, A J; Cossairt, J D; Freeman, W S

The fluence of high-energy muons that result from the operation of the Tevatron accelerator was measured downstream of the experimental area beam lines. Profiles were determined by use of plastic scintillators and associated electronics mounted in a mobile laboratory at various locations on-site and at the site boundary. The experimental method and the properties of the fluence profiles are summarized, and in one case the measurements are compared to Monte Carlo calculations of muon transport. 6 refs., 11 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6706964
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-88/107; CONF-881232-9; ON: DE89001246
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440104* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATORS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
CYCLIC ACCELERATORS
DETECTION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMILAB TEVATRON
FERMIONS
LEPTONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUON DETECTION
MUONS
PHOSPHORS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
RADIATION DETECTION
SYNCHROTRONS
TRANSPORT THEORY