Validation of spallation neutron production and propagation within Geant4

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 582, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 611-620

  Marino, M G ^a   Detwiler, J A ^a   Henning, R ^b   Johnson, R A ^a   Schubert, A G ^a   Wilkerson, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geant4; Neutron simulation; Neutron spectrum; Underground physics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GEANTS; LOW BACKGROUND; NEUTRON SPECTRUM; SPALLATION NEUTRON PRODUCTION; UNDERGROUND PHYSICS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 35448934392     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.08.170     Document Type: Article

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