Tables of nuclear cross sections for galactic cosmic rays: Absorption cross sections

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5976483

Townsend, L W; Wilson, J W

A simple but comprehensive theory of nuclear reactions is presented. Extensive tables of nucleon, deuteron, and heavy-ion absorption cross sections over a broad range of energies are generated for use in cosmic ray shielding studies. Numerous comparisons of the calculated values with available experimental data show agreement to within 3 percent for energies above 80 MeV/nucleon and within approximately 10 percent for energies as low as 30 MeV/nucleon. These tables represent the culmination of the development of the absorption cross section formalism and supersede the preliminary absorption cross sections published previously in NASA TN D-8107, NASA TP-2138, and NASA TM-84636.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA (USA). Langley Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5976483
• Report Number(s): NASA-RP-1134
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABSORPTION
BARYONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
COSMIC RADIATION
CROSS SECTIONS
DEUTERONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HEAVY IONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
RADIATIONS