Title :
Neutron production from polyethylene and common spacecraft materials
Author :
Maurer, Richard H. ; Roth, David R. ; Kinnison, James D. ; Jordan, Thomas M. ; Heilbronn, Lawrence H. ; Miller, Jack ; Zeitlin, Cary J.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
fDate :
12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report experimental measurements of neutron production from collisions of neutron beams with polyethylene blocks simulating tissue at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Neutron Science Center and 1 GeV/amu iron nuclei with spacecraft shielding materials at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; biological effects of neutrons; biological tissues; ion beam effects; neutron effects; polymers; space vehicles; Fe; collisions; human body; iron nuclei; neutron beams; neutron production; polyethylene; spacecraft materials; spacecraft shielding materials; Aircraft manufacture; Biological materials; Iron; Laboratories; Neutrons; Nuclear measurements; Particle beams; Polyethylene; Production; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
