Published December 24, 1975 | Version v1
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Radioactive neutron source spectra from 9Be(α,n) cross section data

Creators

  • 1. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Div. of Physics

Description

Cross sections and angular distributions for the 9Be(α,n)12C reaction were evaluated from the existing literature. These cross sections as well as the published neutron spectra from the Be+α break-up reaction were used to calculate the neutron yield and the spectra emitted by radioactive Be(α,n) sources. Seven different source types containing 239Pu, 210Po, 241Am, 244Cm, 242Cm, 226Ra or 227Ac as α-emitters were considered. The predicted spectra should aid in clarifying the differences which are found between the many published experimental spectra. (Auth.)

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DOI
10.1016/0029-554x(75)90336-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Journal Volume
131
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods.
Journal Page Range
315-321
ISSN
0029-554X

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
7244609
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACTINIUM 227; ALPHA DECAY; ALPHA REACTIONS; AMERICIUM 241; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BERYLLIUM 9 TARGET; CARBON 12; CROSS SECTIONS; CURIUM 242; CURIUM 244; MEV RANGE 01-10; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM 239; POLONIUM 210; RADIUM 226; THREE-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIUM ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CURIUM ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; DIRECT REACTIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEV RANGE; MULTI-NUCLEON TRANSFER REACTIO; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PARTICLE SOURCES; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SPECTRA; STABLE ISOTOPES; TARGETS; TRANSFER REACTIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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