Kudryavtsev, V.A. orcid.org/0000-0002-7018-5827, Krawczun, P. and Bocheva, R. (2023) Neutron yield calculation from (α, n) reactions with SOURCES4. In: Heise, J. and Schnee, R.W., (eds.) Low Radioactivity Techniques 2022 (LRT 2022) Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques. Low Radioactivity Techniques 2022: The 8th International Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques, 14-17 Jun 2022, South Dakota, USA. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2908 (1). AIP Publishing , p. 100003.
Abstract
Neutrons can induce background events in underground experiments looking for rare processes. Neutrons in a MeV range in deep underground laboratories are produced in spontaneous fission processes and (α, n) reactions. A number of computer codes are available to calculate cross-sections of (α, n) reactions, branching ratios to various states and neutron yields. We have used the SOURCES4 code to calculate neutron yields and energy spectra with input cross-sections and branching ratios taken from experimental data and calculations based on EMPIRE2.19/3.2.3 and TALYS1.9. We report here a comparison of SOURCES4 calculations with experimental data obtained with alpha beams with fixed energies.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Radioactive decay; Spontaneous fission; News and events |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/K001337/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/M003469/1 Science and Technology Facilities Council ST/N000277/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/S000747/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/S003398/1 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL ST/W000547/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2024 14:46 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2024 14:46 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | AIP Publishing |
Series Name: | AIP Conference Proceedings |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1063/5.0161232 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:218940 |