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MONTE CARLO CALCULATION OF RESONANCE YIELD CURVES AND RESONANCE ENERGY DETERMINATION

Journal Article · · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D
Yield curves for the Al/sup 27/(p, gamma )Si/sup 28/ reaction at 992 kev were studied extensively for thick and thin targets. Thick-target curves show a peak a few hundred ev above the resonance energy due to the discrete nature of energy losses suffered by protons as they penetrate the target. Theoretical thick and thin-target yield curves were obtained for this resonance by Monte Carlo calculations. Effects produced by discrete energy losses, by target contamination, and by nonuniform target thickness are investigated. Theoretical fits to experimental data for aluminum indicate that target contamination plays a major role in determining the shape of experimental thick-target yield curves. Experimental thick-target yield curves for the Ni/sup 58/(p, gamma )Cu/sup 59/ resonances af 1424 and 1844 kev exhibit peaks in qualitative agreement with those predicted for other resonances by Monte Carlo calculations. (auth)
Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
NSA Number:
NSA-17-019357
OSTI ID:
4736586
Report Number(s):
TID-16921; 0031-899X
Journal Information:
Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 130; ISSN PHRVA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English

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