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On average, photons see a target thickness of 0.72 mm and neutrons travel though 0.54 mm of thorium. Only 2.5% of neutrons underwent a scattering event, which means 95 % of neutrons escape the target unmolested.  
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On average, photons see a target thickness of 0.72 mm and neutrons travel though 0.54 mm of thorium. Only 2.5% of neutrons underwent a scattering event, which means 95% of neutrons escape the target unmolested.  
  
 
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Revision as of 22:48, 15 October 2016

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Overview

11.5 MeV photons are generated uniformly on the curved face of a cylinder with a direction of travel inward and normal to the surface. Enclosed within the cylinder is a cuboid thorium target that is 4 cm high along the cylindrical axis, 0.5 mm thick, and 2 cm wide.

Result

On average, photons see a target thickness of 0.72 mm and neutrons travel though 0.54 mm of thorium. Only 2.5% of neutrons underwent a scattering event, which means 95% of neutrons escape the target unmolested.

PhotonVSneutron.png

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