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Development of the Be(d,n) Neutron Source for Cross-Section Investigations in the Few-MeV Energy Range Pages: 8 Published: Jan 1989
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View License Agreement Bombardment of thick Be-metal targets with several-MeV deuterons produces continuum-neutron fields which offer considerable potential for the development and validation of neutron-reaction cross sections. A facility based on this concept has been installed at the Argonne National Laboratory Fast Neutron Generator accelerator. A description is provided of this facility and of the research studies which have been initiated to exploit its capabilities. Some technical considerations in the utilization of accelerator-produced continuum-neutron fields for reaction cross-section investigations are discussed. Results from several recent neutron-spectrum and integral cross-section measurements are also presented. | ||