Low energy proton induced reactions with weakly bound nuclei for application purposes

Proton induced charge exchange reactions have been proposed as the mean for producing neutron beams for low energy Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources. In view of our new measurements on proton induced reactions at low energies, and a re-new interest for building such neutron sources, we revi...

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Published inThe European physical journal. A, Hadrons and nuclei Vol. 57; no. 4
Main Authors Sgouros, O., Soukeras, V., Pakou, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Charge exchange
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Letter to the Editor
Neutron beams
Neutron sources
Neutrons
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Physics
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Protons
Reaction products
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Summary:Proton induced charge exchange reactions have been proposed as the mean for producing neutron beams for low energy Compact Accelerator-driven Neutron Sources. In view of our new measurements on proton induced reactions at low energies, and a re-new interest for building such neutron sources, we revise here critically cross sections of all reaction products at 3 and 5 MeV on 7 Li and 9 Be targets. We find that the ENDF/B-VIII.0 library is the most appropriate to be used for neutron rate estimation via the (p, n) channel. Further on, we suggest the breakup mechanism on a 9 Be target as a substantial source of neutron production and the breakup mechanism on a 7 Li target as a source of triton production, the last to be taken into account for radioprotection purposes.
ISSN:1434-6001
1434-601X
DOI:10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00447-2