Muon simulation codes MUSIC and MUSUN for underground physics

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-346

  Kudryavtsev, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muon interactions; Muon transport; Muon induced background; Muons; Muons underground

Indexed keywords

WAVELET ANALYSIS;

MUON INTERACTIONS; MUON TRANSPORT; MUON-INDUCED BACKGROUND; MUONS; MUONS UNDERGROUND;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 60649115434     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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