Direct measurement of the atmospheric neutron flux in the energy range 10-500 MeV

Antonio Bonardi (1) , Marco Aglietta , Gianmarco Bruno (2) , Walter Fulgione , Ana Amelia Bergamini Machado

1 UNITO - Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin
2 UNIVAQ - Università degli Studi dell'Aquila = University of L'Aquila

The results of a direct measurement of the atmospheric neutron flux in the energy range 10-500 MeV performed at 42 25' 11" N, 13 31' 2" E, rigidity cutoff 6.3 GV, altitude 970 m a.s.l. (LNGS external site) on November 2008, during minimum solar activity, are reported.

Mots clés: neutrons; flux; measurement

Domaines: Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]; Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]

Antonio Bonardi, Marco Aglietta, Gianmarco Bruno, Walter Fulgione, Ana Amelia Bergamini Machado. Direct measurement of the atmospheric neutron flux in the energy range 10-500 MeV. Astroparticle Physics, 2010, 34 (4), pp.225. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.07.004⟩. ⟨hal-00679602⟩