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Thesis
A Relative Measurement of the Longitudinal Neutron Flux Produced in High-Energy Hadronic Showering in Iron
(1994)
  • Edwin Mierkiewicz
Abstract
Neutron flux and energy spectrum measurements are of central importance in design considerations for detectors to be built at the SSC. An experiment (E-821) employing four liquid scintillation counters (BC-501A) and seven Bonner spheres was run at FNAL. The longitudinal neutron flux and energy spectrum, produced in high-energy hadronic showering occurring in iron, was measured. A pulse shape discrimination technique was used to discriminate neutrons from gamma rays. The hadronic showering was initiated by a beam of negative pions (25-150 GeV) incident on 1 to 15 interaction lengths of iron. The relative number of neutrons per incident pion, as obtained with the liquid scintillation counters, is presented in this thesis as a function of incident beam energy and interaction length. The technique of pulse shape discrimination is covered in detail.
Keywords
  • Hadrons,
  • neutron flux
Publication Date
1994
Degree
M.S. (Master of Science)
Field of study
Physics
Department
Physics, Northern Illinois University
Advisor
David Hedin
Citation Information
Edwin Mierkiewicz. "A Relative Measurement of the Longitudinal Neutron Flux Produced in High-Energy Hadronic Showering in Iron" (1994)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/edwin_mierkiewicz/67/