Monte Carlo design studies for a next generation UHE neutrino observatory located in a large rock salt formation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4858, Issue , 2002, Pages 191-198

  Saltzberg, D ^a   Besson, D ^b   Gorham, P ^c   Odian, A ^d   Milincic, R ^c   Williams, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OBSERVATORIES; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

HOCKLEY SALT; ROCK SALT; ULTRAHIGH ENERGY COSMIC NEUTRINOS; WATER EQUIVALENT VOLUME;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0037515719     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.458024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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