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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik
T 13: Detectors 2 (scintillators, other)
T 13.8: Talk
Monday, March 4, 2024, 17:45–18:00, Geb. 30.23: 2/17
Fast neutron production at the LNL Tandem from the 7Li(14N,xn)X reaction — •Hans Steiger1,2, P. Torres-Sanchez3, P. Mastinu4, M. R. Stock1, L. Oberauer1, and I. Porras3 — 1Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany — 2Cluster of Excellence PRISMA+, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Staudingerweg 9, 55128 Mainz, Germany — 3Dept. Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, University of Granada, Spain — 4Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Legnaro Division, viale dell Universit`a 2, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Fast neutron sources are of importance not only for basic nuclear physics. The list of other fields of applications includes: dosimetry, neutron detector development, fast neutron oncology, radiation protection shielding materials for accelerator based oncology and Space missions, and the study of single-neutron induced effects in digital and power electronics. This talk introduces fast neutron production using a XTU tandem accelerator at the INFN-LNL, via an 90 MeV beam of 14N6+ onto a lithium target. The commissioning results show clear agreement of the measured spectra with FLUKA simulations. The neutron spectrum is centered around the 8 MeV range with mild tails, and a maximum neutron energy above 50 MeV. This work has been supported by the Clusters of Excellence PRISMA+ and ORIGINS as well as the Collaborative Research Center SFB1258. Moreover, we are grateful for the support from the DFG Research Units 2319 and 5519.
Keywords: Fast Neutron Production; Neutron Scattering Facility; Detector R&D; Beamline R&D