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Title: Neutron Backgrounds: 13C({alpha}, n) etc

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2060475· OSTI ID:20719237
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  1. Research Center for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)

13C({alpha}, n) reaction is the main neutron source in an underground large-volume liquid-scintillator detector KamLAND. {alpha} sources, targets, cross sections, and neutron transport are studied to estimate the backgrounds of v-bare signal.

OSTI ID:
20719237
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 785, Issue 1; Conference: LRT 2004: Topical workshop on low radioactivity techniques, Sudbury, ON (Canada), 12-14 Dec 2004; Other Information: KamLAND Collaboration. DOI: 10.1063/1.2060475; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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