Intense Proton Beam Current Measurement via Prompt Gamma Rays from Nuclear Reactions.

Abstract

The current of an intense, pulsed proton beam is experimentally determined by monitoring prompt gamma rays from nuclear reactions induced in a suitable target. Relevant data is given on the reactions employed including 7Li(p, gamma)8Be, 19F(p, alpha gamma)16O, and 12C(p, gamma)13N so that absolute currents can be determined. This method avoids the complication of target blow-off and the need for attenuating screens when applied to high current density beams. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053849

Entities

People

  • Christos A. Kapetanakos
  • Frank C. Young
  • Jeffery Golden
  • John Pasour
  • Redge A. Mahaffey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Charged Particles
  • Current Density
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Proton Beams
  • Protons
  • Radiation
  • Shielding
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
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