Neutron production from polyethylene and common spacecraft materials.
We report experimental measurements of neutron production from collisions of neutron beams with polyethylene blocks simulating tissue at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Neutron Science Center and 1 GeV/amu iron nuclei with spacecraft shielding materials at the Brookhaven National Laboratory AGS.
Maurer
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RH
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, USA. richard.maurer@jhuapl.edu
Roth
D R
DR
Kinnison
J D
JD
Jordan
T M
TM
Heilbronn
L H
LH
Miller
J
J
Zeitlin
C J
CJ
D019471:Elementary Particle Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009502:Neutrons; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011874:Radiometry; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018531:Spacecraft
D020959:Polyethylene; D007501:Iron