arxiv: 0912.3779 · v3 · pith:LE4IC5SHnew · submitted 2009-12-18 · ⚛️ nucl-ex

Muon-induced backgrounds in the CUORICINO experiment

E. Andreotti , C. Arnaboldi , F. T. Avignone III , M. Balata , I. Bandac , M. Barucci , J. W. Beeman , F. Bellini

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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.

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