Computer simulation of the DUMAND optical array
Conference
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OSTI ID:6791185
A Monte Carlo simulation of the DUMAND optical array shows that muons with energies greater than 0.5 TeV are detectable with better than 90% efficiency and have an angular resolution better than 15 mr and energy resolution of at least 50%. Hadronic cascades with at least 2 TeV are detectable with greater than 90% efficiency and have an energy resolution which improves with increasing energy and is better than 50% above 15 TeV. Simulation and reconstruction of the neutrino events expected in one year's operation show that an 80 GeV W-boson would be detectable with 10sigma precision in that time.
- Research Organization:
- Hawaii Univ., Honolulu (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76ER00511
- OSTI ID:
- 6791185
- Report Number(s):
- UH-511-365-79; CONF-790899-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC MUONS
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RADIATION
DETECTION
DUMAND PROJECT
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUON DETECTION
MUONS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINOS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SIMULATION
TEV RANGE
TEV RANGE 01-10
TEV RANGE 10-100
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC MUONS
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RADIATION
DETECTION
DUMAND PROJECT
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
FERMIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUON DETECTION
MUONS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINOS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SIMULATION
TEV RANGE
TEV RANGE 01-10
TEV RANGE 10-100