Low-energy negative muon interaction with matter
Abstract
Using simulated data, obtained with the FLUKA code, we derive empirical regularities about the propagation and stopping of low-energy negative muons in hydrogen and selected solid materials. The results are intended to help the preliminary stages of the set-up design for experimental studies of muon capture and muonic atom spectroscopy. Provided are approximate expressions for the parameters of the the momentum, spatial and angular distribution of the propagating muons. In comparison with the available data on the stopping power and range of muons (with which they agree in the considered energy range) these results have the advantage to also describe the statistical spread of the muon characteristics of interest.
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@article{arxiv.1511.05005,
title = {Low-energy negative muon interaction with matter},
author = {Petar Danev and Andrzej Adamczak and Dimitar Bakalov and Emiliano Mocchiutti and Mihail Stoilov and Andrea Vacchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.05005},
year = {2016}
}
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17 pages, 9 figures; Version accepted for publication in JINST