Can magnetic field be used to reduce cosmic charged particles background to low energy particle detectors?

TL;DR

This paper investigates how magnetic fields can be used to decrease cosmic charged particle background in ground-based low energy detectors, quantifying the reduction based on magnetic field strength and depth.

Contribution

It provides a quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of magnetic fields in reducing cosmic ray background for low energy particle detectors.

Findings

Magnetic fields can significantly reduce cosmic ray background.

The reduction depends on magnetic field strength and detector depth.

Quantitative relationships are established for background suppression.

Abstract

The possibility to reduce the background due to cosmic ray charged particles by the use of magnetic field in the ground based low energy particle detectors is explored. The degree of reduction of cosmic rays as a function of the magnetic field strength and its depth is quantified.