Published March 21, 1997 | Version v1
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A measurement of charged particles accompanying high-energy muons exiting matter

Creators

  • 1. Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Tsukuba Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Phys.
  • 3. Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL (United States). Dept. of Physics
  • 4. Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics
  • 5. Osaka City Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics

Description

Using a high-energy muon beam at Fermilab, we have made measurements of frequency, multiplicity, spatial and angular distributions of charged particles accompanying muons after they have traversed an iron absorber. Effects of several other materials (Al, Pb, G-10, Lucite) placed at various locations downstream of the absorber were also studied. Measurements were made at muon beam energies 94, 360, 480 and 560 GeV. Experimental data are compared to GEANT 3.21 Monte-Carlo simulations. GEANT parameter settings for matching the experimental data are investigated. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
388
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 55-63.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
28053628
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION; ALUMINIUM; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BEAM TRANSPORT; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FERMILAB TEVATRON; GEV RANGE 10-100; GEV RANGE 100-1000; IRON; LEAD; LUCITE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLICITY; MUON BEAMS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; CALCULATION METHODS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DATA; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; ESTERS; EVALUATION; GEV RANGE; INFORMATION; LEPTON BEAMS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; SORPTION; SYNCHROTRONS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS