• Title of article

    Measurement of neutron-to-γ-ray production ratios from (α,n) reactions for their application to assay TRU waste

  • Author/Authors

    Gehrke، نويسنده , , R.J and Baker، نويسنده , , J.D and Hartwell، نويسنده , , J.K and Riddle، نويسنده , , C.L and McGrath، نويسنده , , C.A، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
  • Pages
    13
  • From page
    444
  • To page
    456
  • Abstract
    We report on the measurement of neutron-to-γ-ray production ratios from (α,n) reactions for three matrices CaF2, Al2O3, and MgO using α-emitting 244Cm deposited in the respective matrix. These ratios allow the determination of neutron emission rates from (α,n) reactions on the target nuclides from γ-ray spectra. These measurements may be useful in correcting neutron singles counts of transuranic waste for the neutrons produced from α-reactions with the matrix materials.
  • Keywords
    (? , n) reactions , (N , CaF2 , ?) reactions , Gamma-ray spectrometry
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Serial Year
    2003
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Record number

    2197824