Cross-section measurements of 6Li, 7Li, 9Be, 10Be, 10B, 11B formed by spallation reactions induced by protons in the energy range 150 MeV to 19 GeV in oxygen targets

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. S557-S560 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Yiou ◽  
J. Dufaure de Citres ◽  
F. Frehel ◽  
E. Gradsztajn ◽  
R. Bernas

The determination of Li, Be, and B cross sections formed by spallation reactions induced by high-energy protons in C, N, and O targets is of interest for cosmic-ray physics and astrophysics. A mass-spectrometric method has been devised to measure the stable and long-lived isotopes 6Li, 7Li, 9Be, 10Be (τ = 2.5 × 106 yr), 7Be (τ = 54 d), 10B, 11B, formed in oxygen for proton energies of 0.15, 0.60, and 19 GeV. These results have been included in a program of calculations allowing us to determine the quantity of matter traversed by galactic cosmic rays of energy > 1.5 GeV/nucleon; the observed relative abundances are best fitted, in the slab approximation, by passage through 5.4 ± 1 g/cm2 of hydrogen.

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueming Dong

Catalytic deoxygenation of coal enhances the stability and combustion performance of coal-derived liquids. However, determination of the selectivity of removal of oxygen atoms incorporated in or residing outside of aromatic rings is challenging. This limits the ability to evaluate the success of catalytic deoxygenation processes. A mass spectrometric method, in-source collision-activated dissociation (ISCAD), combined with high resolution product ion detection, is demonstrated to allow the determination of whether the oxygen atoms in aromatic compounds reside outside of aromatic rings or are part of the aromatic system, because alkyl chains can be removed from aromatic cores via ISCAD. Application of this method for the analysis of a subbituminous coal treated using a supported catalyst revealed that the catalytic treatment reduced the number of oxygen-containing heteroaromatic rings but not the number of oxygen atoms residing outside the aromatic rings.<br>


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueming Dong

Catalytic deoxygenation of coal enhances the stability and combustion performance of coal-derived liquids. However, determination of the selectivity of removal of oxygen atoms incorporated in or residing outside of aromatic rings is challenging. This limits the ability to evaluate the success of catalytic deoxygenation processes. A mass spectrometric method, in-source collision-activated dissociation (ISCAD), combined with high resolution product ion detection, is demonstrated to allow the determination of whether the oxygen atoms in aromatic compounds reside outside of aromatic rings or are part of the aromatic system, because alkyl chains can be removed from aromatic cores via ISCAD. Application of this method for the analysis of a subbituminous coal treated using a supported catalyst revealed that the catalytic treatment reduced the number of oxygen-containing heteroaromatic rings but not the number of oxygen atoms residing outside the aromatic rings.<br>


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Sotirios Chasapoglou ◽  
A. Tsantiri ◽  
A. Kalamara ◽  
M. Kokkoris ◽  
V. Michalopoulou ◽  
...  

The accurate knowledge of neutron-induced fission cross sections in actinides, is of great importance when it comes to the design of fast nuclear reactors, as well as accelerator driven systems. Specifically for the 232Th(n,f) case, the existing experimental datasets are quite discrepant in both the low and high energy MeV regions, thus leading to poor evaluations, a fact that in turn implies the need for more accurate measurements.In the present work, the total cross section of the 232Th(n,f) reaction has been measured relative to the 235U(n,f) and 238U(n,f) ones, at incident energies of 7.2, 8.4, 9.9 MeV and 14.8, 16.5, 17.8 MeV utilizing the 2H(d,n) and 3H(d,n) reactions respectively, which generally yield quasi-monoenergetic neutron beams. The experiments were performed at the 5.5 MV Tandem accelerator laboratory of N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, using a Micromegas detector assembly and an ultra thin ThO2 target, especially prepared for fission measurements at n_ToF, CERN during its first phase of operations, using the painting technique. The masses of all actinide samples were determined via α-spectroscopy. The produced fission yields along with the results obtained from activation foils were studied in parallel, using both the NeusDesc [1] and MCNP5 [2] codes, taking into consideration competing nuclear reactions (e.g. deuteron break up), along with neutron elastic and inelastic scattering with the beam line, detector housing and experimental hall materials. Since the 232Th(n,f) reaction has a relatively low energy threshold and can thus be affected by parasitic neutrons originating from a variety of sources, the thorough characterization of the neutron flux impinging on the targets is a prerequisite for accurate cross-section measurements, especially in the absence of time-of-flight capabilities. Additional Monte-Carlo simulations were also performed coupling both GEF [3] and FLUKA [4] codes for the determination of the detection efficiency.


2017 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. S292
Author(s):  
Gordana Brajković ◽  
Jasmina Jović-Stošić ◽  
Snežana Đorđević ◽  
Vesna Kilibarda ◽  
Marijana Čurćić ◽  
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