The radiation field in and around Hadron collider detectors

This paper describes the origin and composition of the intense radiation field to be expected in parts of the detector systems for the coming generation of multi-TeV proton-proton colliders. Energy spectra and flux levels of the different radiation components will be given, based on Monte-Carlo computer simulations of the high-energy p-p collisions and of the development of the cascades generated in the detector. Evidence will be presented for the experimental justification of these cascade simulations. The effect of detector design on the expected flux levels will be demonstrated.