UNDERGROUND SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES OF HIGH-ENERGY MUONS IN THE DEPTH RANGE 3100-10 100 HG/CM2 OF STANDARD ROCK

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作者
BILOKON, H
CASTELLINA, A
PIAZZOLI, BD
MANNOCCHI, G
PICCHI, P
VERNETTO, S
机构
[1] CNR,IST COSMOGEOFIS,TURIN,ITALY
[2] UNIV TURIN,IST FIS GEN,I-10124 TURIN,ITALY
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)90805-Z
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The propagation of high energy muons through thick layers of standard rock has been simulated by means of a Monte Carlo calculation. Muon survival probabilities have been calculated and tabulated for depths from 3100 down to 10100 hg/cm2 in steps of 200 hg/cm2. The influence of multiple scattering in rock has been found to be negligible. The uncertainty introduced by the ambiguity in describing the inelastic muon-nucleus interaction has been evaluated and found to be relatively small even for the maximum depth considered here.
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