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Title: Characteristics of neutrons produced by muons in a standard rock

Abstract

Characteristics of cosmogenic neutrons, such as the yield, production rate, and flux, were determined for a standard rock. The dependences of these quantities on the standard-rock depth and on the average muon energy were obtained. These properties and dependences make it possible to estimate easy the muon-induced neutron background in underground laboratories for various chemical compositions of rock.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Research (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22472093
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 78; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; COSMIC MUONS; COSMIC NEUTRONS; COSMIC RAY FLUX; MUON REACTIONS; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND

Citation Formats

Malgin, A. S., E-mail: malgin@lngs.infn.it. Characteristics of neutrons produced by muons in a standard rock. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1134/S1063778815070091.
Malgin, A. S., E-mail: malgin@lngs.infn.it. Characteristics of neutrons produced by muons in a standard rock. United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778815070091
Malgin, A. S., E-mail: malgin@lngs.infn.it. 2015. "Characteristics of neutrons produced by muons in a standard rock". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778815070091.
@article{osti_22472093,
title = {Characteristics of neutrons produced by muons in a standard rock},
author = {Malgin, A. S., E-mail: malgin@lngs.infn.it},
abstractNote = {Characteristics of cosmogenic neutrons, such as the yield, production rate, and flux, were determined for a standard rock. The dependences of these quantities on the standard-rock depth and on the average muon energy were obtained. These properties and dependences make it possible to estimate easy the muon-induced neutron background in underground laboratories for various chemical compositions of rock.},
doi = {10.1134/S1063778815070091},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22472093}, journal = {Physics of Atomic Nuclei},
issn = {1063-7788},
number = 7,
volume = 78,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}