Measurement of Neutron Energy Spectra behind Shielding of a 120 GeV/c Hadron Facility
Neutron energy spectra were measured behind the lateral shield of the CERF (CERN-EU High Energy Reference Field) facility at CERN with a 120 GeV/c positive hadron beam (mainly a mixture of protons and pions) on a cylindrical copper target (7-cm diameter by 50-cm long). NE213 organic liquid scintillator (12.7-cm diameter by 12.7-cm long) was located at various longitudinal positions behind shields of 80- and 160-cm thick concrete and 40-cm thick iron. Neutron energy spectra in the energy range between 12 MeV and 380 MeV were obtained by unfolding the measured pulse height spectra with the detector response functions which have been experimentally verified in the neutron energy range up to 380 MeV in separate experiments. The corresponding MARS15 Monte Carlo simulations generally gave good agreements with the experimental energy spectra.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 877484
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-11569; TRN: US0601506
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Prepared for 7th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerator Technology (AccApp05), Venice, Italy, 29 Aug - 1 Sep 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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