FAST NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS OF OXYGEN AND NITROGEN

Abstract

Results of research toward measuring the neutron cross sections for nitrogen and oxygen in the neutron energy range from 4 to 12 Mev are presented. New techniques for the use of low-yield and multiple-group neutron source reactions, which were developed to perform these measurements, are shown, along with additional data obtained for the neutron source reactions Be-9 (alpha,n)C-12 and N-15 (d,n)O-16. In addition to the N-14(n,d sub O)C-13 reaction measurements, the C-13 (d,n)N-14 reaction was investigated to provide additional deuteron stripping data for evaluating the spins and parities of the lowlying states of N-14, and to provide additional information on the reaction mechanism for deuteron induced reactions. Measurements and results are given for the differential elastic, total, and nonelastic neutron cross sections for nitrogen and oxygen at several neutron energies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256368

Entities

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deuterons
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Cross Sections
  • Neutrons
  • Nitrogen
  • Physical Properties
  • Quantum Properties
  • Reaction Mechanisms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Solar Physics