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Abrasion-ablation model for neutron production in heavy ion collisions

Cucinotta, F.A., Wilson, J.W., Townsend, L.W.·1997·Nuclear Physics A
DOI 10.1016/s0375-9474(97)00130-9
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In intermediate energy nucleus-nucleus collisions, neutron production at forward angles is observed to occur with a Gaussian shape that is centered near the beam energy and extends to energies well above that of the beam. This paper presents an abrasion-ablation model for making quantitative predictions of the neutron spectrum. To describe neutrons produced from the abrasion step of the reaction where the projectile and target overlap, we use the Glauber model and include effects of final-state interactions. We then use the prefragment mass distribution from abrasion with a statistical evaporation model to estimate the neutron spectrum resulting from ablation. Measurements of neutron production from Ne and Nb beams are compared with calculations, and good agreement is found.

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Authors
Cucinotta, F. A., Wilson, J. W., & Townsend, L. W.
Affiliations
  • Langley Research Center (US)
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Corresponding author
Townsend, L.W.
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Venue
Nuclear Physics A
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-06
Volume
619
Issue
1-2
Pages
202-212
ISSN
0375-9474 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0375-9474(97)00130-9
OpenAlex
W2036429304
Cited by
23
References
0
Citations by year
2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Nuclear Physics A (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Nuclear physics research studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Keywords
abrasion-ablation model, neutron production, heavy-ion collisions, neutron energy spectrum, Glauber model, final state interactions
MeSH terms
Cosmic Radiation, Energy Transfer, Mathematics, Neon, Neutrons, Niobium, Nuclear Physics, Scattering, Radiation, Models, Statistical, Normal Distribution, Elementary Particle Interactions

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