[fluka-discuss]: neutron production from thin tungsten

From: Maruyama, Takashi <tvm_at_slac.stanford.edu>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:50:54 -0800

We are setting up an experiment at JLab where 2.2 GeV electron beam is incident on 0.125% r.l. (about 4 microns thick) Tungsten target. As we want to operate FPGA at 17 cm from the target, we are trying to estimate neutron production. In such a thin target, interactions would take place via virtual photon exchange. FLUKA is very reliable in estimating neutron production from thick target (real photon interactions), but is there a way to setup FLUKA to handle virtual photon interaction? Is there any back of the envelop estimation on neutron production from thin target?

  Takashi Maruyama
  SLAC
Received on Mon Dec 16 2013 - 19:54:44 CET