Background of single muons at the Baksan underground scintillation telescope

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Abstract

The Baksan underground scintillation telescope is the sole detector in Russia dedicated to the observation of neutrinos from core-collapse supernovae. Candidates for neutrino events within the detector are identified as single triggers from individual counters. The background rate of single triggers from the internal planes is measured at 0.02 s–1. A methodology is proposed for investigating the background of penetrating atmospheric single muons, which is based on the development of a geometric model of the detector.

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M. M. Kochkarov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: makhti.kochkarov@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia

I. M. Dzaparova

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

A. N. Kurenya

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

V. B. Petkov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

P. S. Striganov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

I. B. Unatlokov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

A. F. Yanin

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

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