Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors

The production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors by muons and their secondary shower particles has been studied experimentally at the SPS muon beam at CERN. This paper shows the results obtained in cross-section measurements on liquid scintillator targets, especially on /sup 12/C wh...

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Autores principales: Hagner, T, Von Hentig, R, Heisinger, B, Oberauer, L, Schönert, S, Von Feilitzsch, F, Nolte, E
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2000
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Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00103-1
http://cds.cern.ch/record/489420
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author Hagner, T
Von Hentig, R
Heisinger, B
Oberauer, L
Schönert, S
Von Feilitzsch, F
Nolte, E
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Von Hentig, R
Heisinger, B
Oberauer, L
Schönert, S
Von Feilitzsch, F
Nolte, E
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description The production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors by muons and their secondary shower particles has been studied experimentally at the SPS muon beam at CERN. This paper shows the results obtained in cross-section measurements on liquid scintillator targets, especially on /sup 12/C which is the most relevant target in these organic materials. Their energy dependence has been deduced from the cross-sections determined at two muon energies 100 and 190 GeV. Based on the measured cross-sections the muon-induced background rates for the forthcoming solar neutrino experiments BOREXINO and KAMLAND have been calculated for different energy regions that are relevant for solar neutrino physics. (23 refs).
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spelling cern-4894202019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00103-1http://cds.cern.ch/record/489420engHagner, TVon Hentig, RHeisinger, BOberauer, LSchönert, SVon Feilitzsch, FNolte, EMuon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectorsDetectors and Experimental TechniquesThe production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors by muons and their secondary shower particles has been studied experimentally at the SPS muon beam at CERN. This paper shows the results obtained in cross-section measurements on liquid scintillator targets, especially on /sup 12/C which is the most relevant target in these organic materials. Their energy dependence has been deduced from the cross-sections determined at two muon energies 100 and 190 GeV. Based on the measured cross-sections the muon-induced background rates for the forthcoming solar neutrino experiments BOREXINO and KAMLAND have been calculated for different energy regions that are relevant for solar neutrino physics. (23 refs).oai:cds.cern.ch:4894202000
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Hagner, T
Von Hentig, R
Heisinger, B
Oberauer, L
Schönert, S
Von Feilitzsch, F
Nolte, E
Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title_full Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title_fullStr Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title_full_unstemmed Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title_short Muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
title_sort muon-induced production of radioactive isotopes in scintillation detectors
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(00)00103-1
http://cds.cern.ch/record/489420
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