The neutron flux at a depth of 850 m.w.e., according to BUST data

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Abstract

A way of estimating a muon-enduced neutron flux has been proposed. The technique is used to estimate the neutron background at the Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope (BUST). A two-pulse signature (unstable 12B production and its subsequent decay) is used to identify neutron events. The integrated average neutron flux on the external planes of detector is an order of magnitude higher than the one on the internal planes. Within the limits of statistical error, the resulting neutron flux agrees with predictions from simulations for the depth at which the BUST lies using the FLUKA program.

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M. M. Boliev

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

V. I. Volchenko

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

V. G. Volchenko

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

I. M. Dzaparova

Institute for Nuclear Research; Institute of Astronomy

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312; Moscow, 119017

M. M. Kochkarov

Institute for Nuclear Research

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Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

Yu. F. Novoseltsev

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

R. V. Novoseltseva

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

V. B. Petkov

Institute for Nuclear Research; Institute of Astronomy

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312; Moscow, 119017

A. F. Yanin

Institute for Nuclear Research

Email: kchkrv@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117312

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