Published May 1, 2001 | Version v1
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Detection efficiency of a neutron monitor calibrated by an accelerator neutron beam

Description

The neutron monitor developed by Simpson (Phys. Rev. 73 (1948) 1389) has been widely used to measure the intensity of cosmic rays. However, the detection efficiency of the neutron monitor has never been calibrated using an accelerator beam. This paper gives the first results of measurements of the detection efficiency of the neutron monitor using the accelerator beam at RCNP, Osaka University. The experimental data reproduce both the early prediction by Hatton and the recent calculation by Clem surprisingly well

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S0168900201002807;

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Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
463
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 316-320
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

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Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.