Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1831640 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Using simulations to understand backgrounds from muon-induced neutrons is important in designing next-generation low-background underground experiments. Validation of relevant physics within the Geant4 simulation package has been completed by comparing to data from two recent experiments. Verification focused on the production and propagation of neutrons at energies important to underground experiments. Discrepancies were observed between experimental data and the simulation. Techniques were explored to correct for these discrepancies.
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Authors
M.G. Marino, J.A. Detwiler, R. Henning, R.A. Johnson, A.G. Schubert, J.F. Wilkerson,