Published September 1, 2002
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Journal article
Investigations of fast neutron production by 190 GeV/c muon interactions on different targets
Description
The production of fast neutrons (1 MeV-1 GeV) in high-energy muon-nucleus interactions is poorly understood, yet it is fundamental to the understanding of the background in many underground experiments. The aim of the present experiment (CERN NA55) was to measure spallation neutrons produced by 190 GeV/c muons scattering on carbon, copper and lead targets. We have investigated the energy spectrum and angular distribution of spallation neutrons, and we report the result of our measurement of the neutron production differential cross-section
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0168900202010069;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 490
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 334-343
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34008400
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CARBON; CERN; COPPER; CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; FAST NEUTRONS; LEAD; MEV RANGE; MUON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; NEUTRON SOURCES; SCATTERING; SPALLATION; TARGETS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INTERACTIONS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS; METALS; NEUTRONS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; SPECTRA; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.