Calibration of a high energy neutron detector

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dc.contributor.advisorMutchler, Gordon S.
dc.creatorFelder, Richard Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:25:40Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:25:40Z
dc.date.issued1975
dc.description.abstractThe detection efficiency of a large cylindrical block of NE-12 scintillator was measured for neutrons with energies from 2 to 5 MeV. The experimental technique employed quasi-free p-n and p-p scattering from p-d breakup at 8 MeV and relied on the spectator model description of these processes. The measured efficiencies are 15% to 4% larger than the best calculated efficiencies and show an increasing deviation with neutron energy. The observed discrepancies are explained in terms of nuclear in-scattering and possible deficiencies in the spectator model. Several changes in the experimental apparatus and technique are suggested to improve the efficiency measurement.
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dc.format.extent112 pp
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1975 Felder
dc.identifier.citationFelder, Richard Douglas. "Calibration of a high energy neutron detector." (1975) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104568">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104568</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104568
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleCalibration of a high energy neutron detector
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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