206,207,208,nat Pb(p,x)194Hg and 209Bi(p,x)194Hg excitation functions in the energy range 0.04–2.6 GeV

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The article presents the excitation functions of 194Hg, which is formed in Pb–Bi eutectic, on lead and bismuth isotopes in deep spallation reactions. The 194Hg production cross sections were measured by direct gamma spectrometry in lead targets enriched in 208Pb, 207Pb, and 206Pb, respectively, as well as in natural lead and bismuth, irradiated with protons of 11 energies from 0.04 to 2.6 GeV. Where possible, the experimental data are compared with the data of other authors, as well as with the simulated excitation functions of this nuclide, obtained using various high-energy transport codes - MCNP6.1 (CEM03.03), PHITS (INCL4.6/GEM), Geant4 (INCL++/ABLA) and the TENDL-2019 data library evaluation.

Source: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2021.166151

Institutions: Kurchatov Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Institute of Applied Physics, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Belarusian State University, Tsinghua University

Language: English

Topic: Nuclear physics research studies

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4200565339