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Trapped protons are responsible for the main component of LEGRIbackground. Detailed theoretical model has demonstrated that theproton-induced counting rate is two orders of magnitude larger thanthe counting rate of the diffuse gamma-ray flux. The continuous passesof LEGRI through the SAA (7 times everyday) makes very difficult thebackground modelling. Long and short lived isotopes contribute in verydifferent time scales to the proton-induced background component.The goal of this paper is to present a comparison between the long-livedbackground noise theoretical predictions and the experimental data. Theresults show an unexpected good agreement between the predicted and theobserved counting rates.
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Porras, E., Reglero, V. & Sánchez, F. Comparison Between Theoretical Predictions and LEGRI Background Noise Experimental Measurements. Astrophysics and Space Science 276, 273–279 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011658701215
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