Abstract
The number of reactant nuclei in a series of foils surrounding a container of mercury that has been bombarded by 1.5-GeV protons is calculated and compared with experimental measurements. This procedure is done to aid in the validation of the mercury cross sections used in the design studies of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). It is found that the calculations match the measurements to within the uncertainties inherent in the analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 371-376 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 425 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The work reported in this paper was performed as part of the AGS Spallation Target Experiment (ASTE) Collaboration at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-96OR22464.