Neutron productions in the fragmentation of relativistic heavy nuclei and formation of a beam of high-energy neutrons

The production of quasimonoenergetic high-energy neutrons at zero angle (0°) in the spallation of relativistic heavy nuclei is discussed by considering the example of the interaction of lead nuclei with light target nuclei. It is shown that this process can be used to generate a beam of high-energy...

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Published in:Physics of atomic nuclei 2016-03, Vol.79 (2), p.228-235
Main Author: Yurevich, V. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
Elementary Particles and Fields
HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS
HEAVY IONS
ION BEAMS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRONS
Nuclear physics
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Particle and Nuclear Physics
PARTICLE PRODUCTION
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radiation
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SPALLATION
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Summary:The production of quasimonoenergetic high-energy neutrons at zero angle (0°) in the spallation of relativistic heavy nuclei is discussed by considering the example of the interaction of lead nuclei with light target nuclei. It is shown that this process can be used to generate a beam of high-energy neutrons at existing heavy ion accelerators. At the same time, itmay lead to the appearance of a parasitic neutron beam because of the interaction of the heavy-ion beam used with beam line and experimental setup materials.
ISSN:1063-7788
1562-692X
DOI:10.1134/S1063778816020216