Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 819841
Loss of the associated α-particles in the tagged neutron generators
Loss of the associated α-particles in the tagged neutron generators // Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 793 (2015), 18-23 doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.04.059 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Loss of the associated α-particles in the tagged neutron generators
Autori
Sudac, Davorin ; Nađ, Karlo ; Obhođaš, Jasmina ; Bystritsky, V. M. ; Valković, Vladivoj
Izvornik
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment (0168-9002) 793
(2015);
18-23
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
alpha particles; neutron generators; fast neutrons; associated alpha particle method; neutron flux
Sažetak
The reported loss of α-particles in the 14 MeV tagged neutron generators has been investigated using two neutron generators equipped with α-particle counters and two neutron detectors. One neutron detector was put right in the middle of the tagged neutron cone and another one was put outside the cone. By measuring the difference between double (neutron–neutron) and triple (α-neutron-neutron) coincidences it is possible to deduce the α-particle loss since the number of triple coincidences should be equal to the number of double coincidences. In all measurements performed a deficit of triple with respect to double coincidences has been observed. This deficit was smallest for the threshold of α-particle Constant Fraction Discriminator (αCFD) being 0 and maximum allowed voltage of α-particle detector being −1.7 kV. The smallest measured deficit value was equal to 13±1%. From the observed results it was concluded that the deficit was due to a number of non-detected α-particles that loose sufficient quantity of energy while traveling to the detector because of collisions with particles present in the neutron tube and/or in the tritium target. These α-particles will not be detected as they fall under the threshold of αCFD discriminator. Magnetic fields present in the system worsen the situation since they are forcing α-particles to travel larger distances because of toroidal movement and undergoing additional collisions. Tagged neutron technique has many kind of applications and it is particularly important for high accuracy nuclear cross-sections measurements when α-particles losses must be carefully assessed.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Fizika
POVEZANOST RADA
Projekti:
098-0362975-2881 - Razvoj i primjene nuklearnih analitičkih metoda (Obhođaš, Jasmina, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
098-0362975-2891 - Razvoj metoda kontrole prometa opasnog materijala (Matika, Dario, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
Ustanove:
Institut "Ruđer Bošković", Zagreb
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- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus