@Article{Jordan_etal2013,
author="Jordan, D.
and Tain, J. L.
and Algora, A.
and Agramunt, J.
and Domingo-Pardo, C.
and Gomez-Hornillos, M. B.
and Caballero-Folch, R.
and Cortes, G.
and Cano-Ott, D.
and Mendoza, E.
and Bandac, I.
and Bettini, A.
and Fraile, L. M.
and Domingo, C.",
title="Measurement of the neutron background at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory LSC",
journal="Astroparticle Physics",
year="2013",
publisher="Elsevier Science Bv",
volume="42",
pages="1--6",
optkeywords="Neutron background; Underground physics; He-3 proportional counters",
abstract="The energy distribution of the neutron background was measured for the first time at Hall A of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. For this purpose we used a novel approach based on the combination of the information obtained with six large high-pressure He-3 proportional counters embedded in individual polyethylene blocks of different size. In this way not only the integral value but also the flux distribution as a function of neutron energy was determined in the range from 1 eV to 10 MeV. This information is of importance because different underground experiments show different neutron background energy dependence. The high sensitivity of the setup allowed to measure a neutron flux level which is about four orders of magnitude smaller that the neutron background at sea level. The integral value obtained is Phi(Hall A) = (3.44 +/- 0.35) x 10(-6) cm(-2) s(-1).",
optnote="WOS:000315371900001",
optnote="exported from refbase (https://references.ific.uv.es/refbase/show.php?record=1351), last updated on Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:36:16 +0000",
issn="0927-6505",
doi="10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.007",
opturl="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.11.007",
language="English"
}