Meter water equivalent
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Meter water equivalent
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In physics, the meter water equivalent 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 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
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Unit of nuclear and particle physics
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