Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1730465 | Annals of Nuclear Energy | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
With the same method, the neutron intensity produced from the copper sub-layer i.e. from63Cu + p â 63Zn + n nuclear reaction was calculated to be 9.19 Ã 1012 n/s. As a result, the total neutron intensity from thallium target and its copper sublayer was determined to be 2.179 Ã 1013 n/s, which is comparable with some conventional neutron sources such as Am-Be neutron source, and is high enough to be applied for different purposes. Our calculations also showed that the neutron energy spectrum from thallium target and its copper sub-layer has a peak around 1 MeV region. The angular distribution of produced neutrons, has its maximum value at angle 0-2.5° and decreases slowly as the angle of neutron emission increases, and its minimum value occurs at backward direction, i.e. 177.5-180°. It means that the produced neutrons, are mostly emitted in the forward direction.
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Authors
M.K. Marashi, G. Raisali, F. Bolouri,