FLUKA Monte Carlo assessment of the terrestrial muon flux at low energies and comparison against experimental measurements

Single Event Effect cross section calibration and application to quasi-monoenergetic and spallation facilities

“…The particle energy spectra are simulated using the FLUKA code. The neutron spectrum at test location 10 (copper target, no shielding) is shown in Figure 8 in lethargy form together with the ground-level neutron spectrum as simulated in [23] using FLUKA for Vancouver, Canada (49°15 0 0 00 N123°8 0 0 00 W, sea level plus 1 m concrete propagation in order to allow for some neutron thermalisation).…”

Monte Carlo Evaluation of Single Event Effects in a Deep-Submicron Bulk Technology: Comparison Between Atmospheric and Accelerator Environment

“…Recently, our group demonstrated the capability of FLUKA in modelling GCR with high accuracy and down to lower energy [16] compared to other available tools, such as QARM and EXPACS. A brief summary of the main achievements in [16] is reported in the following as it represents the validation of the environmental particle spectra used in this work.…”

“…A brief summary of the main achievements in [16] is reported in the following as it represents the validation of the environmental particle spectra used in this work. Indeed, in [16] we assessed different particle spectra in an atmospheric and terrestrial environment and we validated them through a comparison with well-known reference available in literature, two of the most used tool for the assessment of atmospheric particle spectra and experimental measurements conduct at TRIUMF. The details of the validation can be found in [16] while for the purpose of the present work only the main achievements are summarized.…”

“…In [15] spectra from QARM and EXPACS were used as primary source to investigate the impact of terrestrial radiation on soft error. Recently, our group demonstrated how FLUKA Monte Carlo simulation allows one to assess the environmental particle flux distribution, particularly of atmospheric and terrestrial muons, down to low energies and with a better statistics compared to the codes reported above [16].…”

“…Moreover the use of validated models [16], in terms of physical and transport parameters to be applied, become strategic in planning new accelerator facilities, in the design of new integrated technologies and in the optimization of testing campaigns.…”