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Neutron production by stopping 55 MeV deuterons in carbon and heavy water

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Neutron production by stopping 55 MeV deuterons in thick carbon and heavy-water targets has been measured by the activation method. The geometry was close to the one defined for the SPIRAL2 uranium-carbide target in the initial phase. A comparative method for obtaining the neutron flux has been used and is presented in detail. The neutron flux generated by 55 MeV deuterons on carbon is 2.3 times the flux at the deuteron energy of 40 MeV. The flux further increases by a factor 1.4 when using a heavy-water target. These results are discussed in the context of an energy upgrade of the SPIRAL2 driver accelerator.

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  1. T. Malkiewicz

    Present address: CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd., P.O.Box 405, Keilaranta 14, 02101, Espoo, Finland

  2. P. Jones

    Present address: iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science, P.O.Box 722, Somerset West 7129, Western Cape, South Africa

  3. S. Ketelhut

    Present address: TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2A3, Canada

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  1. GANIL, Bld H. Becquerel, B.P. 55027, 14076, Caen Cedex 05, France

    G. Lhersonneau

  2. Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, LPSC, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1, CNRS/IN2P3, F-38026, Grenoble Cedex, France

    T. Malkiewicz

  3. JYFL, Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014, Jyväskylä, Finland

    P. Jones, S. Ketelhut & W. H. Trzaska

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Lhersonneau, G., Malkiewicz, T., Jones, P. et al. Neutron production by stopping 55 MeV deuterons in carbon and heavy water. Eur. Phys. J. A 48, 116 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2012-12116-4

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