Charged particle and neutron backgrounds in an e-e- interaction region at the NLC

We compare the detector background situation in an e(-)e(-) interaction region at the NLC with previous studies done of the NLC e(+)e(-) interaction region. We note from previous studies that the dominant source of detector backgrounds are the beamstrahlung pairs. Since these scale with luminosity, the reduction in luminosity in e(-)e(-) collisions leads to a reduction in detector backgrounds compared to the e(+)e(-) situation.