BACKGROUNDS TO SENSITIVE EXPERIMENTS UNDERGROUND

▪ Abstract  We summarize residual background sources encountered in experiments conducted deep underground. Physical mechanisms of production and methods of estimation for the dominant sources are considered, and comparisons of the calculations with underground measurements are discussed. Principal...

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Published in:Annual review of nuclear and particle science 2004-01, Vol.54 (1), p.361-412
Main Authors: Formaggio, Joseph A., Martoff, C.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:▪ Abstract  We summarize residual background sources encountered in experiments conducted deep underground. Physical mechanisms of production and methods of estimation for the dominant sources are considered, and comparisons of the calculations with underground measurements are discussed. Principal background sources discussed include primary interactions of cosmic rays, mechanisms of neutron production by cosmic rays and low energy backgrounds from neutrons, primordial and anthropogenic radionuclides, and secondary radioactivity from spallation.
ISSN:0163-8998
1545-4134
DOI:10.1146/annurev.nucl.54.070103.181248