Modeling and Measurement of the Cosmic Muon Flux at Underground Sites

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dc.contributor.authorGuarnaccia, Evan Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairMariani, Camilloen
dc.contributor.committeememberLink, Jonathan M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHuber, Patricken
dc.contributor.committeememberSharpe, Eric R.en
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-23T08:00:10Zen
dc.date.available2014-07-23T08:00:10Zen
dc.date.issued2014-07-22en
dc.description.abstractModeling the Cosmic Muon Flux is very important for quantifying the backgrounds present for underground experiments. We measure the flux at various locations in the Kimballton Underground Research Facility (KURF) and compare these measurements with our model.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:3416en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49664en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCosmicen
dc.subjectMuonen
dc.subjectUndergrounden
dc.subjectFluxen
dc.titleModeling and Measurement of the Cosmic Muon Flux at Underground Sitesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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