Published June 1, 1991
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Journal article
Underground survival probabilities of high energy muons in the depth range 3100-10100 hg/cm2 of standard rock
Creators
- 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Frascati (Italy). Lab. Nazionale di Frascati
- 2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Turin (Italy). Ist. di Cosmogeofisica
- 3. Turin Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica Generale
Description
The propagation of high energy muons through thick layers of standard rock has been simulated by means of a Monte Carlo calculation. Muon survival probabilities have been calculated and tabulated for depths from 3100 down to 10 100 hg/cm2 in steps of 200 hg/cm2. The influence of multiple scattering in rock has been found to be negligible. The uncertainty introduced by the ambiguity in describing the inelastic muon-nucleus interaction has been evaluated and found to be relatively small even for the maximum depth considered here. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A
- Journal Volume
- 303
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
- Journal Page Range
- 381-392
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 22079060
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COSMIC MUONS; DEPTH; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY LOSSES; INELASTIC SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; MUON REACTIONS; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; CROSS SECTIONS; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTON REACTIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; MUONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIATIONS; SCATTERING; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SIMULATION