Published June 1982
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Journal article
Activation reaction 12C(n,p)12B as a spin analyzer for fast neutrons
Creators
- 1. Institut de Physique Corpusculaire, Universite Catholique, de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Description
It is shown that 12B nuclei produced in the 12C(n,p)12B reaction are polarized. The polarization of 12B is measured through its beta-decay asymmetry. The analyzing ''efficiency'' epsilon = P/sub N//P/sub n/ (12B polarization versus that of the incident neutron) for longitudinally polarized neutrons of average energy E-bar/sub n/ = 18 MeV is: Vertical Barepsilon/sub L/Vertical Bar = 0.11 +- 0.02
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev., C
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Phys. Rev., C.
- Journal Page Range
- 2883-2887
- ISSN
- 0556-2813
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14727031
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BETA DECAY; BORON 12; CARBON 12 TARGET; CHARGE-EXCHANGE REACTIONS; MEV RANGE 10-100; NEUTRON REACTIONS; POLARIZED BEAMS; POLARIZED PRODUCTS; PROTONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON REACTIONS; BARYONS; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BORON ISOTOPES; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRON REACTIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; TARGETS