Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS

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dc.contributor.advisorBuffler, Andyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMusonza, Emmanuel Tapiwaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T07:09:06Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T07:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMeasurements of fluence were made for the neutron beams produced at the fast neutron beam facility of iThemba LABS, using an NE213 organic liquid scintillator detector and a 238U fission ionisation chamber. Neutron beams were produced by irradiating a 6 mm natural lithium target with pulsed proton beams obtained from the k = 200 separated sector cyclotron. Three incident proton beam energies were used in this work, namely 65.99 MeV, 99.44 MeV and 203.33 MeV. From time-of-flight measurements with the NE213 scintillator, the spectral fluence of the neutron beams was obtained. Pulse shape discrimination was used to correct for gamma ray induced signals in the NE213 detector. Simultaneous measurements of the neutron beam flux were performed at 0° and 16°. The 238U detector was used to obtain peak fluence measurements relative to the 238U(n,f) cross section.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMusonza, E. T. (2011). <i>Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11415en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMusonza, Emmanuel Tapiwa. <i>"Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11415en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMusonza, E. 2011. Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Musonza, Emmanuel Tapiwa AB - Measurements of fluence were made for the neutron beams produced at the fast neutron beam facility of iThemba LABS, using an NE213 organic liquid scintillator detector and a 238U fission ionisation chamber. Neutron beams were produced by irradiating a 6 mm natural lithium target with pulsed proton beams obtained from the k = 200 separated sector cyclotron. Three incident proton beam energies were used in this work, namely 65.99 MeV, 99.44 MeV and 203.33 MeV. From time-of-flight measurements with the NE213 scintillator, the spectral fluence of the neutron beams was obtained. Pulse shape discrimination was used to correct for gamma ray induced signals in the NE213 detector. Simultaneous measurements of the neutron beam flux were performed at 0° and 16°. The 238U detector was used to obtain peak fluence measurements relative to the 238U(n,f) cross section. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 T1 - Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS TI - Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11415 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11415
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMusonza ET. Measurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABS. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2011 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11415en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen_ZA
dc.titleMeasurement of fluence at the D-line fast neutron facility at iThemba LABSen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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