Differential cross section measurement for the d(n,np) reaction

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Uemura, Sho
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics.
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June L. Matthews.
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Abstract
The differential cross section for the quasielastic d(n,np) neutron-induced deuteron breakup reaction was measured as a function of incident and scattered particle energies and angles, using a liquid deuterium target at the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) spallation neutron beam at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cross sections were computed for the incident neutron energy ranges of 10010, 20010, and 30010 MeV. We used proton detectors covering a range of = 17 - 25 in the lab frame, and neutron detectors covering a range of = 55 - 76 in the lab frame. Experiment setup and data analysis are discussed, and preliminary results are presented for the cross section.
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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2010.
 
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2010
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61004
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Physics.
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