Abstract
Many of the most exciting experiments in astroparticle physics like the search for proton decay (Perkins, Annu Rev Nucl Part Sci 34(1):1–50, (1984), [41]), the observation of neutrino oscillations (Mariani, Mod Phys Lett A 27(8):1230010, (2012) [39]) or the direct search for dark matter (Bertone (ed), Particle dark matter, (2010) [22]) require an event by event identification of a potentially very rare signal. The capability to efficiently reject background is therefore a central requirement.
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Notes
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Barn (symbol b) is a unit of cross section area used in particle physics. One barn is equivalent to \({100}\,\mathrm{{fm}}^2=10^{-28}\,\mathrm{{m}}^2\).
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Electronvolt (symbol eV) is a unit of energy used in particle physics. One electronvolt is the energy needed to move one elementary charge e against a potential difference of one volt, i.e. \(1\,\mathrm{{eV}} \approx 1.602\times 10^{-19}\,\mathrm{{J}}\).
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Kluck, H. (2015). Introduction. In: Production Yield of Muon-Induced Neutrons in Lead. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18527-9_1
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