Spallation neutron emission spectra in medium and heavy target nuclei by a proton beam up to 140 MeV energy

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 570-576

  Kaplan, A ^a   Tel, E ^b   Aydin, E G ^b   Aydin, A ^c   Yilmaz, M ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accelerator driven system; Equilibrium reactions; Pre equilibrium reactions; Proton accelerator; Spallation neutron target

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; EXCITONS; HYBRID SENSORS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTON BEAMS; PROTONS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPALLING; TARGETS;

ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEM; EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; PRE-EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; PROTON ACCELERATOR; SPALLATION NEUTRON TARGET;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

BISMUTH; COPPER; COPPER 65; LEAD; LEAD 204; LEAD 206; LEAD 207; LEAD 208; THORIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; ATOM; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; GEOMETRY; HYBRID; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SPALLATION NEUTRON; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 59949089321     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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