| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 146, 2017
ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
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| Article Number | 11036 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Nuclear Reaction Measurements | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714611036 | |
| Published online | 13 September 2017 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714611036
The 13C(n,α0)10Be cross section at 14.3 MeV and 17 MeV neutron energy
1 CIVIDEC Instrumentation, Vienna, Austria
2 EC-JRC Geel, Belgium
3 Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt, Austria
a e-mail: pavel.kavrigin@cividec.at
Published online: 13 September 2017
At nuclear fusion reactors, CVD diamond detectors are considered an advantageous solution for neutron flux monitoring. For such applications the knowledge of the cross section of neutron-induced nuclear reactions on natural carbon are of high importance. Especially the (n,α0) reactions, yielding the highest energy reaction products, are of relevance as they can be clearly distinguished in the spectrum. The 13C(n,α0)10Be cross section was measured relative to 12C(n,α0)9Be at the Van de Graaff facility of EC-JRC Geel, Belgium, at 14.3 MeV and 17.0 MeV neutron energies. The measurement was performed with an sCVD (single-crystal Chemical Vapor Deposition) diamond detector, where the detector material acted simultaneously as sample and as sensor. A novel data analysis technique, based on pulse-shape discrimination, allowed an efficient reduction of background events. The results of the measurement are presented and compared to previously published values for this cross-section.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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