Thick target double differential neutron energy distribution from 12C+ 27Al at 115 MeV

Neutron yield from 115 MeV 12C projectiles bombarding a thick 27Al target has been measured using the time of flight technique. Nuclear reaction model code PACE and the FLUKA Monte Carlo code are used to calculate the yield and the results are compared with the experimental data. The energy for maximum neutron emission in experimental measurement and reaction code output has a slight disagreement in the extreme forward emission angle but in all other angles it has a close match. The slope of the distribution in general shows good match between the experimental and the reaction code results as well as FLUKA calculations. The maximum energy of the emitted neutrons is observed to decrease with the increasing emission angles.