Forward neutron production at the Fermilab Main Injector

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.83.012002· OSTI ID:21503850

Nigmanov, T S; Rajaram, D; Longo, M J; Gustafson, H R; Park, H K ^[1]; Akgun, U; Aydin, G; Duru, F; Guelmez, E; Guenaydin, Y O; Onel, Y; Penzo, A ^[2]; Baker, W; Carey, D; Johnstone, C; Kostin, M; Raja, R ^[3]; Barnes, Jr, P D; Hartouni, E; Heffner, M ^[4]

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1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
2. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 (United States)
3. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
4. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

We have measured cross sections for forward neutron production from a variety of targets using proton beams from the Fermilab Main Injector. Measurements were performed for proton beam momenta of 58, 84, and 120 GeV/c. The cross section dependence on the atomic weight (A) of the targets was found to vary as A{sup {alpha}}, where {alpha} is 0.46{+-}0.06 for a beam momentum of 58 GeV/c and 0.54{+-}0.05 for 120 GeV/c. The cross sections show reasonable agreement with FLUKA and DPMJET Monte Carlos. Comparisons have also been made with the LAQGSM Monte Carlo.

• OSTI ID: 21503850
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 83; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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