TY  - JOUR
AU  - Plaza, J.
AU  - Martinez, T.
AU  - Becares, V.
AU  - Cano-Ott, D.
AU  - Villamarin, D.
AU  - de Rada, A. P.
AU  - Mendoza, E.
AU  - Pesudo, V.
AU  - Santorelli, R.
AU  - Pena, C.
AU  - Balibrea-Correa, J.
AU  - Boeltzig, A.
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023//
TI  - Thermal neutron background at Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (LSC)
T2  - Astropart Phys.
JO  - Astroparticle Physics
SP  - 102793
EP  - 9pp
VL  - 146
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Underground neutron background
KW  - Thermal neutron flux
KW  - He-3 proportional counter
KW  - Pulse shape discrimination
AB  - The thermal neutron background at Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (LSC) has been determined using several He-3 proportional counter detectors. Bare and Cd shielded counters were used in a series of long measurements. Pulse shape discrimination techniques were applied to discriminate between neutron and gamma signals as well as other intrinsic contributions. Montecarlo simulations allowed us to estimate the sensitivity of the detectors and calculate values for the background flux of thermal neutrons inside Hall-A of LSC. The obtained value is (3.5 +/- 0.8)x10(-6) n/cm(2)s, and is within an order of magnitude compared to similar facilities.
SN  - 0927-6505
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2022.102793
DO  - 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2022.102793
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000928281600001
ID  - Plaza_etal2023
ER  -