2014/06/30 by A. Empl, A Empl, E.V. Hungerford +3 · 19 citations
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #COSMIC cancer database #Code (set theory) #Cosmic ray #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Detector #Muon #Neutrino Physics Research #Neutron #Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry #Shield #Shields #astro-ph.IM #physics.ins-det
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2014/08/064
published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2014(08), 064 (Institute of Physics) · 24 pages, 11 figures - this work draws from and extends arXiv:1210.2708v1 -- minor revisions
arxiv created 2014/08/05 · openalex publication_date 2014/08/29 · arxiv updated 2015/06/22 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Neutrons produced by cosmic muon interactions are important contributors to backgrounds in underground detectors when searching for rare events. Typically such neutrons can dominate the background, as they are particularly difficult to shield and detect. Since actual data is sparse and not well documented, simulation studies must be used to design shields and predict background rates. Thus validation of any simulation code is necessary to assure reliable results. This work compares in detail predictions of the FLUKA simulation code to existing data, and uses this code to report a simulation of cosmogenic backgrounds for typical detectors embedded in a water tank with liquid scintillator shielding.