Neutron production in bombardments of thin and thick W, Hg, Pb targets by 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.8 and 2.5 GeV protons

Authors
Letourneau, A Galin, J Goldenbaum, F Lott, B Peghaire, A Enke, M Hilscher, D Jahnke, U Nunighoff, K Filges, D Neef, RD Paul, N Schaal, H Sterzenbach, G Tietze, A
Citation
A. Letourneau et al., Neutron production in bombardments of thin and thick W, Hg, Pb targets by 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.8 and 2.5 GeV protons, NUCL INST B, 170(3-4), 2000, pp. 299-322
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
ISSN journal
0168583X → ACNP
Volume
170
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
299 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(200010)170:3-4<299:NPIBOT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Neutron experimental data relevant to the design of the target of neutron s pallation sources are presented and discussed. The data include the reactio n cross-sections for W, Hg and Pb investigated with 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.8 and 2.5 GeV proton beams as well as the neutron production, neutron multiplicit y distribution, as determined event per event using a high-efficiency detec tor. The production as a function of target material is investigated for bo th thin (with a single reaction) and thick targets (multiple reactions). Co mparisons are made with the predictions of a high-energy transport code. (C ) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.