Meter water equivalent

Equivalent units

In physics, the meter water equivalent (often m.w.e. or mwe) is a standard measure of cosmic ray attenuation in underground laboratories. A laboratory at a depth of 1000 m.w.e is shielded from cosmic rays equivalently to a lab 1,000 m (3,300 ft) below the surface of a body of water. Because laboratories at the same depth (in meters) can have greatly varied levels of cosmic ray penetration, the m.w.e. provides a convenient and consistent way of comparing cosmic ray levels in different underground locations. Cosmic ray attenuation is dependent on the density of the material of the overburden, so the m.w.e. is defined as the product of depth and density (also known as an interaction depth). Because the density of water is 1 g/cm3, 1 m (100 cm) of water gives an interaction depth of 1 hectogram per square centimetre (100 g/cm2). Some publications use hg/cm² instead of m.w.e., although the two units are equivalent. For example, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, located 660 m (2,170 ft) deep in a salt formation, achieves 1585 m.w.e. shielding. Soudan Mine, at 713 m (2,339 ft) depth is only 8% deeper, but because it is in denser iron-rich rock it achieves 2100 m.w.e. shielding, 32% more. Another factor that must be accounted for is the shape of the overburden. While some laboratories are located beneath a flat ground surface, many are located in tunnels in mountains. Thus, the distance to the surface in directions other than straight up is less than it would be assuming a flat surface. This can increase the muon flux by a factor of 4±2. The usual conversion between m.w.e. and total muon flux is given by Mei and Hime: Where is the depth in m.w.e. and is the total muon flux per cm2⋅s. (The first term dominates for depths up to 1681.5 m.w.e.; below that, the second term dominates. Thus, for great depths, the factor of 4 mentioned above corresponds to a difference of 698 ln 4 ≈ 968 m.w.e.) (Wikipedia).

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