Forward neutron production at the Fermilab Main Injector
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Date
2011
Author(s)
Nigmanov, T. S.
Rajaram, D.
Longo, M. J.
Akgun, U.
Aydin, G.
Baker, W.
Barnes, P. D.
Bergfeld, T.
Bujak, A.
Carey, D.
Dukes, E. C.
Duru, F.
Godley, A.
Gülmez, E.
Günaydin, Y. O.
Graf, N.
Gustafson, H. R.
Gutay, L.
Hartouni, E.
Hanlet, P.
Heffner, M.
Johnstone, C.
Kaplan, D. M.
Kamaev, O.
Klay, J.
Kostin, M.
Lange, D.
Lebedev, A.
Lu, L. C.
Materniak, C.
Messier, M. D.
Meyer, H.
Miller, D. E.
Mishra, S. R.
Nelson, K. S.
Norman, A.
Onel, Y.
Paley, J. M.
Park, H. K.
Penzo, A.
Peterson, R. J.
Raja, R.
Rosenfeld, C.
Rubin, H. A.
Seun, S.
Solomey, N.
Soltz, R.
Swallow, E.
Torun, Y.
Wilson, K.
Wright, D.
Wu, K.
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Nigmanov, T. S., D. Rajaram, M. J. Longo, U. Akgun, G. Aydin, W. Baker, P. D. Barnes, et al. 2011. “Forward Neutron Production at the Fermilab Main Injector.” Phys. Rev. D 83 (1) (January). doi:10.1103/physrevd.83.012002.
Abstract
We have measured cross sections for forward neutron production from a variety of targets using proton beams from the Fermilab Main Injector. Measurements were performed for proton beam momenta of 58, 84, and 120 GeV/c. The cross section dependence on the atomic weight (A) of the targets was found to vary as Aα, where α is 0.46±0.06 for a beam momentum of 58 GeV/c and 0.54±0.05 for 120 GeV/c. The cross sections show reasonable agreement with FLUKA and DPMJET Monte Carlos. Comparisons have also been made with the LAQGSM Monte Carlo.
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