Optimization of a neutron production target and a beam shaping assembly based on the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction for BNCT

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 144-156

  Burlon, A A ^a,b,d   Kreiner, A J ^a,b,c   Valda, A A ^b   Minsky, D M ^a,b   Somacal, H R ^b   Debray, M E ^a,b   Stoliar, P ^a,b  

^a Departamento De Física   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d Argentine Atomic Energy Comission ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

7Li(p,n)7Be reaction; Accelerator based boron neutron capture therapy (ABBNCT); LiF thick target experiments; MCNP simulations

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DOSIMETERS; GOLD; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NEUTRON BEAMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; RESONANCE; SKIN;

7LI(P,N)7BE REACTION; ACCELERATOR-BASED BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (ABBNCT); LIF THICK TARGET EXPERIMENTS; MCNP SIMULATIONS;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

EID: 15744364249     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2004.10.090     Document Type: Article

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