Comparison of white neutron sources for nuclear astrophysics experiments using very small samples

The purpose of this paper is to compare the relative merits of four white neutron source facilities for nuclear astrophysics experiments. The four facilities are the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator, the Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center, the CERN-TOF facility, and the Oak Ridge Spalla...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 460; no. 2; pp. 352 - 361
Main Author Koehler, P.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 21.03.2001
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Neutron sources
Nuclear astrophysics
Nuclear astrophysics
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to compare the relative merits of four white neutron source facilities for nuclear astrophysics experiments. The four facilities are the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator, the Manuel Lujan Jr. Neutron Scattering Center, the CERN-TOF facility, and the Oak Ridge Spallation Neutron Source. The criteria for this comparison are based on experiments designed to determine astrophysical rates for neutron-induced reactions using radioactive as well as very small stable samples – areas largely unexplored at present.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01065-2