DAPNIA-05-381 |
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Low energy neutron propagation in MCNPX and GEANT4 |
R. Lemrani, M. Robinson, V. A. Kudryavtsev, M. De Jesus, G. Gerbier, N. J. C. Spooner |
Simulations of neutron background from rock for underground experiments are presented. Neutron propagation through two types of rock, lead and hydrocarbon material is discussed. The results show a reasonably good agreement between GEANT4, MCNPX and GEANT3 in transporting low-energy neutrons. |