Equilibrium and pre-equilibrium calculations of neutron production in medium-heavy targets irradiated by protons up to 100 MeV

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2306-2312

  Aydin, Emine Gamze ^a   Tel, Eyyup ^a   Kaplan, Abdullah ^b   Aydin, Abdullah ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; EXCITONS; HYBRID SENSORS; PROTONS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS; EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; EXCITATION FUNCTIONS; EXCITON MODELS; HYBRID MODELS; NEUTRON PRODUCTIONS; PROTON ENERGIES; SPALLATION NEUTRON TARGETS;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 55949099215     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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