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Low Radioactivity Techniques Workshop - LRT2013

10–12 Apr 2013
INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Europe/Rome timezone

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Session 8: Background studies, models, and simulations

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12 Apr 2013, 11:45
E. Fermi auditorium (INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso)

E. Fermi auditorium

INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

SS 17 bis, km 18 + 910, 67100 Assergi (AQ), Italy

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Session 8: Background studies, models, and simulations

  • Frank Calaprice (Princeton University)

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  1. 75. Review of Monte Carlo simulations and muon-induced neutrons
    Marco Selvi (INFN Bologna)
    12/04/2013, 11:45
    oral presentation
  2. 77. Measurement and simulation of the muon-induced neutron yield in lead
    Ms Lea Reichhart (University of Edinburgh)
    12/04/2013, 12:10
    Background studies, models, and simulations
    oral presentation
    Rare signal searches, such as those performed for direct dark matter detection and neutrinoless double beta decay experiments, are typically carried out in deep underground laboratories, with the consequence that the rock over-burden of such facilities dramatically reduces many of the background signals that would be present if the experiments were conducted in surface laboratories. As...
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  3. 32. Background Considerations for SuperCDMS
    Dr Jodi Cooley (SMU)
    12/04/2013, 12:30
    Background studies, models, and simulations
    oral presentation
    Rejection and protection from backgrounds is a key issue for the next generation SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment which will have a cross-section sensitivity of 9^-46 cm^2 for spin-independent WIMP-nucleon interactions. We have identified 210Pb as the dominant source of electromagnetic background seen in our detectors through a study that correlates the alpha and beta particles resulting from...
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  4. 42. A Comprehensive Comparison for Simulations of Cosmic Ray Muons Underground
    Dr Anthony Villano (University of Minnesota)
    12/04/2013, 12:50
    Background studies, models, and simulations
    oral presentation
    The two leading simulation frameworks used for the simulation of cosmic ray muons underground are Geant4 and FLUKA. There have been in the past various questions raised as to the equivalence of these codes regarding cosmogenically produced neutrons and radioactivity in an underground environment. Many experiments choose one of these frameworks and because they typically have different...
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