Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques

Mosby, Michelle A.; Engle, Jonathan Ward; Jackman, Kevin Richard; Nortier, Francois Meiring; Birnbaum, Eva R.

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2016.04.041

Title: Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques

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The Los Alamos Isotope Production Facility (IPF) creates medical isotopes using a proton beam impinged on a target stack. Spallation neutrons are created in the interaction of the beam with target. The use of these spallation neutrons to produce additional radionuclides has been proposed in this paper. However, the energy distribution and magnitude of the flux is not well understood. Finally, a modified SAND-II spectral adjustment routine has been used with radioactivation foils to determine the differential neutron fluence for these spallation neutrons during a standard IPF production run.

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Mosby, Michelle A. ^[1]; Engle, Jonathan Ward ^[1]; Jackman, Kevin Richard ^[1]; Nortier, Francois Meiring ^[1]; Birnbaum, Eva R. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1338749

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1326413

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-20467
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 381; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-583X

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Spallation neutrons; Isotope production; Proton irradiation; Spectral unfolding

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                    Mosby, Michelle A., Engle, Jonathan Ward, Jackman, Kevin Richard, Nortier, Francois Meiring, and Birnbaum, Eva R. Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Mosby, Michelle A., Engle, Jonathan Ward, Jackman, Kevin Richard, Nortier, Francois Meiring, & Birnbaum, Eva R. Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2016.04.041

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                    Mosby, Michelle A., Engle, Jonathan Ward, Jackman, Kevin Richard, Nortier, Francois Meiring, and Birnbaum, Eva R. Mon .  
"Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2016.04.041.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1338749.

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  title        = {Determination of spallation neutron flux through spectral adjustment techniques},

  author       = {Mosby, Michelle A. and Engle, Jonathan Ward and Jackman, Kevin Richard and Nortier, Francois Meiring and Birnbaum, Eva R.},

  abstractNote = {The Los Alamos Isotope Production Facility (IPF) creates medical isotopes using a proton beam impinged on a target stack. Spallation neutrons are created in the interaction of the beam with target. The use of these spallation neutrons to produce additional radionuclides has been proposed in this paper. However, the energy distribution and magnitude of the flux is not well understood. Finally, a modified SAND-II spectral adjustment routine has been used with radioactivation foils to determine the differential neutron fluence for these spallation neutrons during a standard IPF production run.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nimb.2016.04.041},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms},

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  volume       = 381,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

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