Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2005;116(1-4 Pt 2):140-3.

Overview of secondary neutron production relevant to shielding in space.

Heilbronn L¹, Nakamura T, Iwata Y, Kurosawa T, Iwase H, Townsend LW.

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1: MS 74-197, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. LHHeilbronn@LBL.gov

Abstract

An overview of experimental secondary neutron measurements relevant to space-related activities is presented. Stopping target yields and cross section measurements conducted at particle accelerators using heavy ions with energies > 100 MeV per nucleon are discussed.