The production of nitrogen-13 by neutron capture in boron compounds

M. H. Schleier-Smith; L. D. Van Buuren; J. M. Doyle; S. N. Dzhosyuk; D. M. Gilliam; C. E.H. Mattoni; D. N. McKinsey; L. Yang; P. R. Huffman

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2003.09.022

The production of nitrogen-13 by neutron capture in boron compounds

M. H. Schleier-Smith, L. D. Van Buuren, J. M. Doyle, S. N. Dzhosyuk, D. M. Gilliam, C. E.H. Mattoni, D. N. McKinsey, L. Yang, P. R. Huffman

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The ¹⁰B(α,n)¹³N reaction is studied as an activation process in a variety of solid boron-containing neutron shielding materials. The source of α-particles is the neutron capture reaction ¹⁰B(n,α)⁷Li. Samples of boron carbide, boron oxide, and boron nitride are irradiated with thermal neutrons and the rate of ¹³N production is determined. ¹³N promptly decays, emitting a positron. This positron efficiently annihilates with electrons in the material and the resultant 511 keV gamma ray is detected. For each of the above-mentioned materials, the rate of ¹³N production is (1-2)×10^-10 per captured neutron.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	531-536
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	215
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2003.09.022
State	Published - Feb 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Boron
Boron carbide
Boron nitride
Boron oxide
Neutron

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Instrumentation

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Schleier-Smith, M. H., Van Buuren, L. D., Doyle, J. M., Dzhosyuk, S. N., Gilliam, D. M., Mattoni, C. E. H., McKinsey, D. N., Yang, L., & Huffman, P. R. (2004). The production of nitrogen-13 by neutron capture in boron compounds. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 215(3-4), 531-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2003.09.022

Schleier-Smith, MH, Van Buuren, LD, Doyle, JM, Dzhosyuk, SN, Gilliam, DM, Mattoni, CEH, McKinsey, DN, Yang, L & Huffman, PR 2004, 'The production of nitrogen-13 by neutron capture in boron compounds', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 215, no. 3-4, pp. 531-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2003.09.022

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