Measurement of 56fe activity produced in inelastic scattering of neutrons created by cosmic muons in an iron shield

dc.contributor.author	Krmar, M.
dc.contributor.author	Jovancevic, N.
dc.contributor.author	Nikolic, D.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-31T12:15:42Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-31T12:15:42Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1458
dc.description.abstract	We report on the study of the intensities of several gamma lines emitted after the inelastic scattering of neutrons in 56Fe. Neutrons were produced via nuclear processes induced by cosmic muons in the 20 tons massive iron cube placed at the Earth’s surface and used as a passive shield for the HPGe detector. Relative intensities of detected gamma lines are compared with the results collected in the same iron shield by the use of the 252Cf neutrons. Assessment against the published data from neutron scattering experiments at energies up to 14 MeV is also provided. It allowed us to infer the qualitative information about the average energy of muon-created neutrons in the iron shield.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Low background g spectroscopy	en_US
dc.subject	Background radiation	en_US
dc.subject	Muon-induced nuclear reactions	en_US
dc.subject	Inelastic neutron scattering	en_US
dc.subject	Cosmic muons	en_US
dc.title	Measurement of 56fe activity produced in inelastic scattering of neutrons created by cosmic muons in an iron shield	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US