The cross section for the 160(d,α)14n reaction between 0.66 and 1.10 mev

For profiling element concentrations in materials, it is necessary to have accurate cross section data as a function of energy. A very useful reaction for oxygen profiling is the 16 0(d,α) 14 N reaction near 1.0 MeV. Consequently, we have measured this reaction for E d = 0.65 to 1.1 MeV at several b...

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Published inIEEE transactions on nuclear science Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 1220 - 1222
Main Authors MacArthur, J. D., Mak, H.-B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.02.1979
Subjects
Alpha particles
Detectors
Energy measurement
Energy resolution
Light scattering
Particle measurements
Particle scattering
Pollution measurement
Tungsten
X-ray scattering
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Summary:For profiling element concentrations in materials, it is necessary to have accurate cross section data as a function of energy. A very useful reaction for oxygen profiling is the 16 0(d,α) 14 N reaction near 1.0 MeV. Consequently, we have measured this reaction for E d = 0.65 to 1.1 MeV at several backward angles with the Queen's University 4 MV Van de Graaff accelerator. Our results agree reasonably with those of Picraux within his restricted energy range but differ significantly from the results of Amsel. In our experiments, thin Al 2 0 3 films on carbon backings were used. The absolute cross section was obtained by using for normalization, the Rutherford scattering from tungsten which existed as a contaminant in the target.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1979.4330357