Hermes III endpoint energy calculation from photonuclear activation of ¹⁹⁷Au and ⁵⁸Ni foils

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1322293· OSTI ID:1322293

Parzyck, Christopher Thomas ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

A new process has been developed to characterize the endpoint energy of HERMES III on a shot-to-shot basis using standard dosimetry tools from the Sandia Radiation Measurements Laboratory. Photonuclear activation readings from nickel and gold foils are used in conjunction with calcium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters to derive estimated electron endpoint energies for a series of HERMES shots. The results are reasonably consistent with the expected endpoint voltages on those shots.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1322293
• Report Number(s): SAND2014--17360; 537090
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALCIUM FLUORIDES
CALIBRATION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRONS
FOILS
GOLD 196
GOLD 197 TARGET
NICKEL 57
NICKEL 58 TARGET
PHOTONEUTRONS
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
X-RAY SOURCES