Speaker
Abdullah Shehada
(Joint Institute of Nuclear Research)
Description
This study employs the Monte Carlo code MCNP6 to simulate the behavior of a negative muon beam (4.2 MeV, 30,000 μ⁻/s) as it interacts with the experimental setup of the OMC4DBD (Ordinary Muon Capture for Double Beta Decay) campaign, featuring a BaCO3 target (95% Ba-136 enriched) and surrounding scintillators (C0-C3). The simulation tracks muons from the beam entrance, through attenuation in scintillators, to interactions at the target and beyond, including decay into electrons and secondary particle production. Results reveal a 34% reduction in muon beam intensity, attributed to 25% attenuation in scintillators and 9% decay into electrons, consistent with a muon lifetime of ~2.2 μs and material interactions.
Primary author
Abdullah Shehada
(Joint Institute of Nuclear Research)
Co-author
Dr
Dania Zinatulina
(Joint Institute of Nuclear Research)
