Target studies for the production of lithium8 for neutrino physics using a low energy cyclotron

Target studies for the production of lithium8 for neutrino physics using a low energy cyclotron

Lithium 8 is a short lived beta emitter producing a high energy anti-neutrino, which is very suitable for making several measurements of fundamental quantities. It is proposed to produce Lithium 8 with a commercially available 60 MeV cyclotron using protons or alpha particles on a Beryllium 9 target...

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Main Authors: Bungau, Adriana (Author), Barlow, Roger (Author), Shaevitz, Michael (Author), Conrad, Janet (Contributor), Spitz, Joshua B. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IPAC, 2014-07-15T12:18:02Z.
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Summary:Lithium 8 is a short lived beta emitter producing a high energy anti-neutrino, which is very suitable for making several measurements of fundamental quantities. It is proposed to produce Lithium 8 with a commercially available 60 MeV cyclotron using protons or alpha particles on a Beryllium 9 target. We have used the GEANT4 program to model these processes, and calculate the anti-neutrino fluxes that could be obtained in a practical system. We also calculate the production of undesirable contaminants such as Boron 8, and show that these can be reduced to a very low level.

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