Published September 8, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Background Models for Muons and Neutrons Underground

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (United States)
  • 2. Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (United States)

Description

Cosmogenic-induced activity is an issue of great concern for many sensitive experiments sited underground. A variety of different arch-type experiments - such as those geared toward the detection of dark matter, neutrinoless double beta decay and solar neutrinos - have reached levels of cleanliness and sensitivity that warrant careful consideration of secondary activity induced by cosmic rays. This paper reviews some of the main issues associated with the modeling of cosmogenic activity underground. Comparison with data, when such data is available, is also presented

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Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
785
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 221-229
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Topical workshop on low radioactivity techniques
Acronym
LRT 2004
Dates
12-14 Dec 2004
Place
Sudbury, ON (Canada)

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(c) 2005 American Institute of Physics