| HAL : in2p3-00493112, version 1 |
| arXiv : 1006.3098 |
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| Astroparticle Physics 34 (2010) 97-105 |
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| A detection system to measure muon-induced neutrons for direct Dark Matter searches |
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| Muon-induced neutrons constitute a prominent background component in a number of low count rate experiments, namely direct searches for Dark Matter. In this work we describe a neutron detector to measure this background in an underground laboratory, the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane. The system is based on 1 m3 of Gd-loaded scintillator and it is linked with the muon veto of the EDELWEISS-II experiment for coincident muon detection. The system was installed in autumn 2008 and passed since then a number of commissioning tests proving its full functionality. The data-taking is continuously ongoing and a count rate of the order of 1 muon-induced neutron per day has been achieved. |
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| Thème(s) | : | Physique/Astrophysique/Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique Planète et Univers/Astrophysique/Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique |
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| Contributeur : Sylvie Florès | |
| Soumis le : Vendredi 18 Juin 2010, 08:55:32 | |
| Dernière modification le : Vendredi 9 Mars 2012, 10:43:07 | |