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Title: Low-energy particle production and residual nuclei production from high-energy hadron-nucleus collisions

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6922806

The high-energy hadron-nucleus collision model, EVENTQ, has been modified to include a calculation of the excitation and kinetic energy of the residual compound nucleus. The specific purpose of the modification is to make it possible to use the model in the high-energy radiation transport code, HETC, which, in conjunction with MORSE, is used to transport the low energy particles. It is assumed that the nucleons in the nucleus move in a one-dimensional potential well and have the momentum distribution of a degenerate Fermi gas. The low energy particles produced by the deexcitation of the residual compound nucleus, and the final residual nucleus, are determined from an evaporation model. Comparisons of multiplicities and residual nuclei distributions with experimental data are given. The ''grey'' particles, i.e., charged particles with 0.25 < ..beta.. < 0.7, are in good agreement with experimental data but the residual nuclei distributions are not. 12 refs., 3 figs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6922806
Report Number(s):
CONF-870405-8; ON: DE86015922
Resource Relation:
Conference: Topical conference on theory and practice in radiation protection and shielding, Knoxville, TN, USA, 22 Apr 1987
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English