Published August 8, 2013
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Journal article
Measurement of the muon-induced neutron yield in liquid scintillator and stainless steel at LNGS with the LVD experiment
- 1. University of Bologna and INFN-Bologna, Bologna (Italy)
Description
We describe the measurement of the muon-induced neutron yield in liquid scintillator and stainless steel (SS) at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS), with the LVD experiment. The Large Volume Detector (LVD) is located in Hall A of the LNGS and is made of 1000 t of liquid scintillator and 1000 t of SS. Using an independent measurement to evaluate the background and with the support of a full Monte Carlo simulation based on Geant4, we measured a neutron yield of (2.9±0.6)×10−4 and (1.5±0.3)×10−3 in liquid scintillator and in stainless steel, respectively
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.4818116;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1549
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 235-238
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 4. international workshop on low radioactivity techniques
- Acronym
- LRT 2013
- Dates
- 10-12 Apr 2013
- Place
- Assergi (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 45039155
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COSMIC MUONS; G CODES; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; MUON REACTIONS; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; STAINLESS STEELS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALLOYS; BARYONS; CALCULATION METHODS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS; COMPUTER CODES; COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; LEPTON REACTIONS; LEPTONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MUONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SIMULATION; SPECTROMETERS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; YIELDS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC
- Collaborations
- LVD Collaboration