10,000,000,000-volt question: what is the best choice of proton energy to drive a pulsed spallation neutron source?

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 272-279

  Carpenter, J M ^a   Gabriel, T A ^b   Iverson, E B ^a,b   Jerng, D W ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GAMMA RAYS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION SHIELDING; TANTALUM; TARGETS;

PROTON ENERGY; PULSED SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 0033357352     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4526(99)00179-9     Document Type: Article

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