A neutron multiplicity meter for deep underground muon-induced high-energy neutron measurements

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

Volumn 574, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-97

  Hennings Yeomans, R ^a   Akerib, D S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter; High energy neutrons; Muon induced neutrons; Neutron background; Neutron detectors; Underground physics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

DARK MATTERS; HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS; MUON INDUCED NEUTRONS; NEUTRON BACKGROUND; NEUTRON MULTIPLICITY; UNDERGROUND PHYSICS; WATER EQUIVALENT RATES; WEAKLY INTERACTING MASSIVE PARTICLES (WIMP);

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 33947682369     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.137     Document Type: Article

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