Foil analysis of 1.5-GeV proton bombardment of a mercury target

Authors
Charlton, LA Jerde, E Glasgow, DC Gabriel, TA
Citation
La. Charlton et al., Foil analysis of 1.5-GeV proton bombardment of a mercury target, NUCL INST A, 425(1-2), 1999, pp. 371-376
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
425
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
371 - 376
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(19990401)425:1-2<371:FAO1PB>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The number of reactant nuclei in a series of foils surrounding a container of mercury that has been bombarded by 1.5-GeV protons is calculated and com pared with experimental measurements. This procedure is done to aid in the validation of the mercury cross sections used in the design studies of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). It is found that the calculations match th e measurements to within the uncertainties inherent in the analysis. (C) 19 99 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.