Studies on neutron production in the interaction of 7.4 GeV protons with extended lead target

被引:10
作者
Hashemi-Nezhad, SR [1 ]
Brandt, R
Ochs, M
Wan, JS
Schmidt, T
Langrock, EJ
Vater, P
Adam, J
Bamblevskij, VP
Bradnova, V
Gelovani, LK
Kalinnikov, VK
Krivopustov, MI
Kulakov, BA
Sosnin, AN
Perelygin, VP
Pronskikh, VS
Stegailov, VI
Tsoupko-Sitnikov, VM
Modolo, G
Odoj, R
Phlippen, PW
Adloff, JC
Debeauvais, M
Zamani-Valassiadou, M
Dwivedi, KK
Wilson, B
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Phys, Dept High Energy Phys, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[2] Univ Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
[3] Joint Inst Nucl Res, Dubna 141980, Russia
[4] FZJ, Forschungszentrum Julich, D-54245 Julich, Germany
[5] Univ Strasbourg 1, Inst Rech Subatom, F-67037 Strasbourg, France
[6] Aristotelian Univ Salonika, Dept Phys, GR-54006 Salonika, Greece
[7] NE Hill Univ, Dept Chem, Shillong 793003, Meghalaya, India
[8] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
关键词
neutron distribution; subcritical systems; LR 115 2B detector;
D O I
10.1016/S1350-4487(99)00183-3
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
A cylindrical lead target of diameter 8 cm and length 20 cm was irradiated with 7.4 GeV protons along the axis of the cylinder. The lead target was surrounded with a paraffin layer of thickness 6 cm to moderate the neutrons produced in p + Pb reactions. The spatial distribution of the slow and fast neutrons on different surfaces of the moderator were determined using LR 115 2B detectors (through (10)(n,alpha)Li-7 reactions) and CR39 detectors (through proton recoils) respectively. Such results can be valuable in the studies and design of Accelerator Driven Subcritical Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Waste Incinerators.
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页码:537 / 544
页数:8
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