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Computer Code Verification And Cross Section Calculation For Promethium-147, Rita Inez Zell-Lusk

Nuclear Engineering Reports

The goals of this research are to (1) verify the predictions and accuracy of two computer codes which will be utilized in future research on Pm-147 production with data from a previous experiment and to (2) measure the cross section of Pm-147 for single neutron capture producing Pm-148 ground state and Pm-148 metastable state. The research in goal (1) used previous data obtained by James H. Hinderer in 2010 and a sample of Promethium-147 prepared by Rose Boll in 2006. The main elements of the new research done here included a correction of Mr. Hinderer’s data and the subsequent use …

Characterization Of Heavy Ion Beams At The Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator In Chiba Using A Li-Drifted 5-Mm Silicon Detector, Alexander Lang

Nuclear Engineering Reports

Measurements were taken at the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba, Japan (HIMAC) to characterize accelerator beams to assist in the study of various tissue equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) designed by Colorado State University (CSU), Oklahoma State University (OSU), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). There were four beams that were part of the HIMAC experiment:

• 290 MeV/nucleon carbon
• 150 MeV/nucleon helium
• 500 MeV/nucleon argon
• 500 MeV/nucleon iron

For the first time ever, a single, 5-mm lithium drifted silicon detector was used to characterize the beam and measure the spectrum of particles striking the TEPCs. If successful, this …