https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328801003
Detector Development for a Double-Differential Cross Section Experiment with the Emission of Light Charged Particles from High Energy Neutrons
1 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
2 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
3 Centro de Ciências e Technologias Nucleares (C2TN), CTN Estrada Nacional 10 ; 2965-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
4 European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland
Published online: 21 November 2023
Double-differential cross section (DDX) data on the neutron-induced emission of light charged particles are required for assessing the risk of secondary tumors in particle radiation therapy. There are only very few DDX data available for discrete neutron energies close to and above 100 MeV for carbon. A measurement of DDX on carbon is planned at continuous neutron energies from 20 MeV to 200 MeV with particle detector telescopes at n_TOF (CERN). Several detector development criteria and challenges are reported such as coincidence timing and electromagnetic oscillations for high neutron energy events with particle separation.
Key words: n_TOF / Double-Differential Cross Section / Carbon / Time-of-Flight / High Neutron Energy / Particle Detector Telescope / Neutron Dosimetry
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