Nuclear Deexcitation Gamma Ray Lines from Accelerated Particle Interactions
Abstract
Total cross sections for the production of gamma-ray lines from nuclear deexcitation as a function of the projectile energy are evaluated and presented. Included are proton and alpha reactions with He, C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Al, Si, S, Ca and Fe. Such functions are essential for interpretation of gamma-ray line observations of astrophysical sites which contain large fluxes of energetic particles such as solar flares, the Earth's atmosphere, planetary atmospheres and surfaces, the interstellar medium and galactic nebulae.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA638602
Entities
People
- Benzion Kozlovsky
- Reuven Ramaty
- Ronald J. Murphy
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory