Generation of neutrons produced by muons from CERN neutrino beam

Preliminary results of neutron generation by muons, produced in CERN neutrino beam with average energy 17 GeV in LVD experiment are presented for the period 2008–2011 yrs. A Monte Carlo simulation of neutrons produced by horizontal muons was performed using the Geant4 software package. The efficienc...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2015-03, Vol.79 (3), p.404-406
Main Authors: Agafonova, N. Yu, Ashikhmin, V. V., Dadykin, V. L., Dobrynina, E. A., Enikeev, R. I., Malgin, A. S., Manukovsky, V. V., Ryazhskaya, O. G., Ryasny, V. G., Shakiryanova, I. R., Yudin, A. V., Yakushev, V. F.
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Language:English
Subjects:
CERN
Computer simulation
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Iron
Materials of the XXXIII National Conference on Cosmic Rays
Monte Carlo simulation
Muons
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:Preliminary results of neutron generation by muons, produced in CERN neutrino beam with average energy 17 GeV in LVD experiment are presented for the period 2008–2011 yrs. A Monte Carlo simulation of neutrons produced by horizontal muons was performed using the Geant4 software package. The efficiency of neutron detection in the LVD was calculated. For iron-based and white spirit scintillators, the measured neutron yields prove to be Y sc = (3.6 ± 0.7) × 10 −5 n /μ (g −1 cm 2 ) and Y Fe = (23.2 ± 4.6) × 10 −5 n /μ (g −1 cm 2 ).
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S1062873815030041