A measurement of the 27Al (d,n) spectrum for use in neutron detector calibration

T. N. Massey; S. Al-Quraishi; C. E. Brient; J. F. Guillemette; S. M. Grimes; D. Jacobs; J. E. O'Donnell; J. Oldendick; R. Wheeler

doi:10.13182/NSE98-A1971

A measurement of the ²⁷Al (d,n) spectrum for use in neutron detector calibration

T. N. Massey^*
, S. Al-Quraishi
, C. E. Brient
, J. F. Guillemette
, S. M. Grimes
, D. Jacobs
, J. E. O'Donnell
, J. Oldendick
, R. Wheeler

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

Calibration of neutron detectors for use in measurements spanning a wide range of neutron energies is normally a challenging task. Use of monoenergetic neutron beams is tedious and not convenient for certain energies. Measurements of a continuous spectrum of neutrons from the ²⁷Al(d,n) reaction at E_d = 7.44 MeV have been made with a fission chamber. This should allow rapid calibration of neutron detectors in the energy range 0.2 ≤ E_n ≤ 14.5 MeV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-179
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Science and Engineering
Volume	129
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE98-A1971
State	Published - Jun 1998

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