Background Models for Muons and Neutrons Underground

Abstract

The Borexino muon detector and muon induced backgrounds AIP Conf. Abstract.Cosmogenic-induced activity is an issue of great concern for many sensitive experiments sited underground. A variety of different arch-type experiments -such as those geared toward the detection of dark matter, neutrinoless double beta decay and solar neutrinos -have reached levels of cleanliness and sensitivity that warrant careful consideration of secondary activity induced by cosmic rays. This paper reviews some of the main issues associated with the modeling of cosmogenic activity underground. Comparison with data, when such data is available, is also presented.