Muon-induced neutron production and detection with GEANT4 and FLUKA

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

Volumn 545, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 398-411

  Araujo H M ^a   Kudryavtsev, V A ^b   Spooner, N J C ^b   Sumner, T J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark matter; FLUKA; GEANT4; Monte Carlo simulations; Muon interactions; Neutron production

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; XENON;

DARK MATTER; FLUKA; GEANT4; MUON INTERACTIONS; NEUTRON PRODUCTION;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 19044380214     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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