Muon Fluence Measurements for Homeland Security Applications
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This report focuses on work conducted at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to better characterize aspects of backgrounds in RPMs deployed for homeland security purposes. Two polyvinyl toluene scintillators were utilized with supporting NIM electronics to measure the muon coincidence rate. Muon spallation is one mechanism by which background neutrons are produced. The measurements performed concentrated on a broad investigation of the dependence of the muon flux on a) variations in solid ang…
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Date:
August 10, 2010
Creator:
Ankney, Austin S.; Berguson, Timothy J.; Borgardt, James D. & Kouzes, Richard T.
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