Simulations of muon-induced neutron flux at large depths underground

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 505, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 688-698

  Kudryavtsev, V A ^a   Spooner, N J C ^a   McMillan, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark matter experiments; Neutron background; Neutron flux; Neutron production by muons; Underground muons

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; PHONONS; RADIATION DETECTORS;

NEUTRON FLUX;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0038017310     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00983-5     Document Type: Article

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