Colonna N, Beaulieu L, Phair L, Wozniak GJ, Moretto LG, Chu WT, Ludewigt BA. Measurements of low-energy (d,n) reactions for BNCT. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
Med Phys 1999;
26:793-8. [PMID:
10360544 DOI:
10.1118/1.598599]
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Abstract
Neutron yields and energy spectra have been measured for various deuteron-induced reactions at low energy. Neutrons of energy > 100 keV emitted in the 9Be(d,n)10B, 12C(d,n)13N, and 13C(d,n)14N reactions at Ed= 1.5 MeV were detected at five angles by means of liquid scintillator detectors. While low-energy neutrons were observed in all studied reactions, only 13C(d,n)14N is characterized by a relatively large yield with spectral features potentially interesting for an accelerator-based neutron source for BNCT.
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