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White Source Gamma-Ray Production Spectral Measurement Facilities in the U.S.A.

Conference · · Nuclear Data for Science and Technology Research Reports in Physics
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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The two primary neutron sources for measuring gamma-ray production (GRP) cross sections for basic and applied work in the USA are the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator (ORELA) located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) facility located at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). ORELA is based on a 180-MeV electron linear accelerator, while the WNR facility uses the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility 800 MeV proton beam to produce neutrons. The facilities collectively cover the neutron-energy range from thermal to over 700 MeV. The paper describes the present capabilities for GRP measurements at each facility.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400; W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5697635
Report Number(s):
CONF-910503--8; ON: DE91012216; ISBN: 978-3-540-55100-3
Journal Information:
Nuclear Data for Science and Technology Research Reports in Physics, Journal Name: Nuclear Data for Science and Technology Research Reports in Physics
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

SCINFUL: A Monte Carlo based computer program to determine a scintillator full energy response to neutron detection for E/sub n/ between 0. 1 and 80 MeV: Program development and comparisons of program predictions with experimental data report April 1988
Fast neutron capture cross section facility journal February 1971
The Los Alamos National Laboratory Spallation Neutron Sources journal October 1990
Cross‐Section Measurements on Radioactive Samples conference January 1991
High energy gamma-ray production from 44 MeV/A 86Kr bombardment on nuclei journal November 1987

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Related Subjects

651100* -- Nuclear Physics-- Experimental Techniques-- (1980-)
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
CAPTURE
CROSS SECTIONS
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA RADIATION
GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MULTIPLICITY
NEUTRON SOURCE FACILITIES
ORELA
PRODUCTION
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
WNR
gamma-ray detectors
gamma-ray production measurements
neutron white sources