Atmospheric neutrons at 8.5-GV cutoff in the Southern Hemisphere

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Atmospheric Radiation, Cosmic Rays, Neutrons, Southern Hemisphere, Angular Distribution, Elementary Particle Interactions, Energy Distribution, Monte Carlo Method

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Measurements of the altitude, latitude, angle, and energy distributions of 5-80-MeV neutrons at 29 deg S geomagnetic latitude and 8.5-GV cutoff, obtained with the University of California neutron double-scatter telescope on a flight from Alice Springs, Australia, on November 10, 1981, are reported. The data are presented in extensive tables and graphs and characterized in detail. The altitude distribution of upward-moving and downward moving neutrons is found to peak at 100 g/sq cm (as reported for 41 deg N geomagnetic latitude by Preszler et al., 1974), while the angular distributions exhibit dips at 60 and 130 deg and the energy distribution has a flat region at about 20 MeV. The escape current of 0.059 + or - 0.008 neutrons/sq cm sec is consistent with theoretical models for the injection of energetic protons into the earth radiation belt (Merker, 1972 and 1975).

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