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[[Category:Collider physics]]
[[Category:Background source]]
In experimental collider physics, '''beam-induced background''' refers to [[background]] processes that come from the beams themselves, rather than from controlled collisions at the [[interaction point]] or sources unrelated to the beam ([[cosmic background]], [[detector noise]], …).

== Mechanisms ==

An example of a beam-induced background are [[beam-gas interactions]] in the [[beampipe]] producing [[muon|muons]] that travel parallel to the beampipe and hitting the detector.