2010-08-01 Muon-induced backgrounds in the CUORICINO experiment

Author: 

E. Andreotti et al. (Cuoricino Collaboration)

Journal: 
Astroparticle Physics
Year: 
2010
Volume: 
34
Page: 
18-24
DOI: 
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.04.004
arXiv: 
0912.3779
Title: 

Muon-induced backgrounds in the CUORICINO experiment

Abstract (for collaboration papers): 

To better understand the contribution of cosmic ray muons to the CUORICINO background, 10 plastic scintillator detectors were installed at the CUORICINO site and operated during the final 3 months of the experiment. From these measurements, an upper limit of 0.0021 counts/(keV kg yr) (95% CL) was obtained on the cosmic ray-induced background in the neutrinoless double beta decay region of interest. The measurements were also compared to Geant4 simulations.