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Appl Radiat Isot. 2009 Apr;67(4):570-6. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.12.014. Epub 2008 Dec 24.

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

Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine

A Kaplan, E Tel, E G Aydin, A Aydin, M Yilmaz

Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 19186065 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.12.014

Abstract

In this study, neutron-emission spectra produced by (p,xn) reactions for some spallation neutron target nuclei such as (65)Cu, (204,206,207,208)Pb, (209)Bi, (232)Th and (238)U have been calculated by a proton beam up to 140 MeV. Multiple pre-equilibrium mean free path constants from internal transition for (204,208)Pb (p, xn) neutron emission spectra have been investigated. In the calculations, pre-equilibrium effects were calculated by using new evaluated hybrid model and geometry dependent hybrid model, full exciton model and cascade exciton model. The reaction equilibrium component was calculated by Weisskopf-Ewing model. The obtained results have been discussed and compared with the available experimental data and found agreement with each other.

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