Production Yield of Muon-Induced Neutrons in Lead

Dr. Holger Kluck received his Ph.D. at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2013. Within the EDELWEISS and EURECA collaborations, he investigated the production of muon-induced neutrons both via dedicated measurements at the Modane underground laboratory and in comparison with Monte Carlo models. Since 2014, he is a postdoctoral researcher at the Vienna University of Technology and at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Searching for dark matter remains the major topic of his research interests, bringing his experince in background investigations into the CRESST experiment. In addition, he is developping electronics and readout concepts for future dark matter searches such as EURECA.

Introduction.- Edelweiss: Direct Dark Matter Search at LSM.- Review of Muon-Induced Neutron Production at Underground Sites.- Long Term Measurement of Muon-induced Neutrons at LSM.- Assessment of Geant4 to Simulate the Neutron Yield in Lead at LSM.- Conclusion and Outlook.- Appendix.