Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target

The production of fast neutrons (1 MeV - 1 GeV) in high energy muon-nucleus interactions is poorly understood, yet it is fundamental to the understanding of the background in many underground experiments. The aim of the present experiment (CERN NA55) was to measure spallation neutrons produced by 19...

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Autores principales: Chazal, V., Boehm, F., Cook, B., Henrikson, H., Jonkmans, G., Paic, A., Mascarenhas, N., Vogel, P., Vuilleumier, J.L.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2001
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Particle Physics - Experiment
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01006-9
http://cds.cern.ch/record/486898
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author Chazal, V.
Boehm, F.
Cook, B.
Henrikson, H.
Jonkmans, G.
Paic, A.
Mascarenhas, N.
Vogel, P.
Vuilleumier, J.L.
author_facet Chazal, V.
Boehm, F.
Cook, B.
Henrikson, H.
Jonkmans, G.
Paic, A.
Mascarenhas, N.
Vogel, P.
Vuilleumier, J.L.
author_sort Chazal, V.
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description The production of fast neutrons (1 MeV - 1 GeV) in high energy muon-nucleus interactions is poorly understood, yet it is fundamental to the understanding of the background in many underground experiments. The aim of the present experiment (CERN NA55) was to measure spallation neutrons produced by 190 GeV/c muons scattering on carbon target. We have investigated the energy spectrum and angular distribution of spallation neutrons, and we report the result of our measurement of the neutron production differential cross section.
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spelling cern-4868982023-03-14T18:49:07Zdoi:10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01006-9http://cds.cern.ch/record/486898engChazal, V.Boehm, F.Cook, B.Henrikson, H.Jonkmans, G.Paic, A.Mascarenhas, N.Vogel, P.Vuilleumier, J.L.Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite targetParticle Physics - ExperimentThe production of fast neutrons (1 MeV - 1 GeV) in high energy muon-nucleus interactions is poorly understood, yet it is fundamental to the understanding of the background in many underground experiments. The aim of the present experiment (CERN NA55) was to measure spallation neutrons produced by 190 GeV/c muons scattering on carbon target. We have investigated the energy spectrum and angular distribution of spallation neutrons, and we report the result of our measurement of the neutron production differential cross section.The production of fast neutrons (1 MeV - 1 GeV) in high energy muon-nucleus interactions is poorly understood, yet it is fundamental to the understanding of the background in many underground experiments. The aim of the present experiment (CERN NA55) was to measure spallation neutrons produced by 190 GeV/c muons scattering on carbon, copper and lead targets. We have investigated the energy spectrum and angular distribution of spallation neutrons, and we report the result of our measurement of the neutron production differential cross section.hep-ex/0102028EXT-2001-010EXT-2001-010oai:cds.cern.ch:4868982001-02-12
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Experiment
Chazal, V.
Boehm, F.
Cook, B.
Henrikson, H.
Jonkmans, G.
Paic, A.
Mascarenhas, N.
Vogel, P.
Vuilleumier, J.L.
Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title_full Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title_fullStr Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title_full_unstemmed Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title_short Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on graphite target
title_sort investigations of fast neutron production by 190 gev/c muon interactions on graphite target
topic Particle Physics - Experiment
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01006-9
http://cds.cern.ch/record/486898
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