Zhang, C., Mei, D.M., Kudryavtsev, V.A. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Cosmogenic activation of materials used in rare event search experiments. Astroparticle Physics, 84. pp. 62-69. ISSN 0927-6505
Abstract
We evaluate the cosmogenic production rates in some materials that are commonly used as targets and shielding/supporting components for detecting rare events. The results from Geant4 simulations and the calculations of ACTIVIA are compared with the available experimental data. We demonstrate that the production rates from the Geant4-based simulations agree with the available data reasonably well. As a result, we report that the cosmogenic production of several isotopes in various materials can generate potential backgrounds for direct detection of dark matter and neutrinoless double-beta decay.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Astroparticle Physics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Cosmogenic activation; Dark matter detection; Geant4 Simulation PACS: 13.85.Tp; 23.40-s; 25.40.Sc; 28.41.Qb; 95.35.+d; 29.40.Wk |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2016 15:24 |
Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2017 01:04 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2016.08.... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2016.08.008 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106852 |