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Theses and Dissertations Thesis Collection
1952-05
A photographic technique for the determination of
the angular distribution of neutrons from
deuteron-induced reactions
Barnes, Willis Clifford
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/24806
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D]S7IUi:;UT10K OF NEJTR.ONS FROMDlrUllillOri !NDUC!iD REACTIONS
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A FHOTOGRAPHIC TECHWIQtJE FOR THE IXTERillBITIOV
OP rm ahquur DxsnuBUTicm (f mxmsam vsok
DEUTERON-IMDaSSD REACTIOW
Wlllia Clifford BamMIi«tit«nvit, n* s'« Mtj
B.S.y U. S. Ibiral AeadciiQr (1^)
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B.S., U. S. Maval AoadM^ (1^6)
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MISSACHUBETTS IHSTlTIffE OF TECHITOLOGT
(1952)
A PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHHIQTJE FOR THE EETSMIINATIOll OF THE ANGULAR
D13TRIByri(» <F KEDTRORS FROM IKDTEROU-IHDDCED REACTIOSB
LT V. C* Bams, USW and I7J0 £• 0. Ca«« 11, U8V
S«i>altted to the Departsent of Itafval Architecture and SArlae Engineering
m mj 26, 19^ in Partial Folfillwnt of the Bequireaents
for the Decree of NHfel Engineer
ABSTRACT
The object of otor imreetigation vas teofeld. Our prlnarj in-
tereat naa to deeigpi a photographic device for oee Inside th» H.I.T*
eyelotron f<Hr recording neutron dietribiztions frooi dettteroQ-indtsoed
reactions and to ^Tise laboratory techniques for use vith our appar-
atus. Our second probles nas to analyse the data recorded by this
photographic asthod of detection and to detencine the characteristics
of the neutrtm distribixtions , eonparing these characteristics vith
these found ty other isTeetigators vbo used other asl^iods of detee*
ti<m*
Our photographic apparatiiB C(»sii8ted of a cylindrical chaad^er
of over-All dinensions of 2>3^ inch dlaaeter and 2-1/U ineh height
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se sised that it could be inserted In the |»robe tarfst p«rt of the
cyclotron* Sxperisents could then be o<»%dueted without interfereoM
vith the laboratozy setups wed for itork with the etiteide beam. Ifiu»
trea distributioiM «ere recorded on Eastntn ITTA Buelear-^rack plains
set in a radial array at l5-<iegree intervals around a thick beryl-
liuB target* File developoent ims gSBerally in accord with reco»->
MMlsd procedures^ and tracks nere observed using a binocular Micro-
scope with dark-field illualnation*
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9r rsdueing exposure tine^ it ms TormA possible to Halt
baekgrouzid radiation to an acceptable nlaismra vlthout resorting to
bullcgr shielding^ and yet retain a significant nisiiber of neutron-
eatuMd traeks In the developed plates. Throvgli saleeti-ve cooiting,
cnfKlar dlstributioos of a gi-ven neutron energy band, or those dus
to all energies abote or belos a given neutron enssrgy^, could be deter-
aiaed* Because of the statistical nature of the processes involved,
however, a large nndaer of eoimts bad to be aade to reduce the sta-
tistical error to acceptable lijslts* ^^teaatio errors in energy
could be kept to 8 pen^nt, but angular defiaitiosi vas Ujdted to 7
dftgrees because of the snail arfer-«ll sise of ottr unit* In ecnpartng
ow distributions vith published results, good correlation at los
mn^ttcaa energies was found ni^ the eurws of Schecter, but the
dovble peak reported by Palk at hi^ier energy «as not c<»cluslTsly
proved by our distributloiui, although there were indicatioiw that
furUier experiaentation would lead to a oanfimation of this doifclB
peak*
It can be ooncluded that the apparatus and technKius ners
found adequate for use Inside 1^ lf*I*T« eyolotron in the detendna-
tion of the gross character of the distributions involved* Finer
ezperlaental i«ork eaid sore involved eowiting sight lead to a deter-
ination of spin and parity values of the nuelsar states involvsd
throu^ eorrelatiott with Butler's hypothesis of the stri^sping proe-
•saes involved in deuteron-induoed nuolear reactions*
Thesis ST5)ervisort M. Stanley Livingston
Title t Associate Professor of Physics
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Professor L« ?• HisiltaaAssistant Sccrstary of ths Facultylluisaehiisetta Ifistitttte of TechnologyCsirinrldgs, Massachusetts
Osar Slrt
In aooordanee vltb the reqtdrensnts for ths Osgrss of
It'ral Engineer, a thesis entitled t "A Fhotograplilo TechniqtM
for the DeteraiBation of the Angular Distribution of lieutrons
from Deiiteroii->Induoed BeactioxM" is herewith snbaitted*
RespectfuUy,
kCKsofummms
The authors are indebted to Professor M* Stanley Hrliigston
for his invaluable guidance and siq^ervision throoghoDct this iznres-
tigstlon* We also nish to thank %*• Earls F* White, chief cyclotron
operator, for his cooperation, and Mr. Anthoiqr Sperdnto of the High
Voltage laboratory and iMr. H. A* Lmdqiiist of the Experimental
Ffcgrsics Laboratory for their assistance and technical advice.
TABi£ GF ccmsms
ABSTRACT
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Tbs Fhotf^mpbic Taefaniqtit %
Th* Scattering Caaerft §
Tfaft Photographic PIttaa 22
S^peaam 26
Frocaaaiag 19
Comting 29
Accuracy 21
rn. RESUETS 27
n. DisciBsicffl or REsuiafs 29
Baaulta 29
ConeluBiosui 3^
Racuiiiaimilritiflna 36
T. caszuBicm ard rscoiiibiidatic»c 39
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I. IHTRODUCYIOir
1. Tto (d.n) Reaction
Recent llterattire gives a rather clear ii»i^t into the
physical processes involTsd In ctouteron->induced reactions. These
reactions differ from ordinary nuclear reactions in that a cooipound
nucleus y in the tuml sense of the word, is not alvays foraed* The
deuteron as a xmit nay not coalesce wi^ the target nucleus , but
either one of its proton or neutron constituents wbj enter the target
nucletis, while the cUier is sheared off and escapes* Such a conten-
ti(m oay be prored by the fact that the reaction "goes" when the
energy of the incident deuteron is beloe the Couloob barrier and
irtien a eomrenticHaal nuclear reaction is energetically unlikely. This
nuclear process, pecullAr to deuteron- and perhaps tritims-induced
reactions f is called the Oppenheiner-Fhilipe reaction^ or acre sinplj,
the stripping reaction. Both nsutr«M and protons are produced by
this process, but our interest nas liaited to ihs neutrons released
in the stripping r^ietion.
The «i<ki sepamtion of the deuteron nuelear constituents and
the deutercm's relatively low binding energy are its d(nBinant fea-
tures and account for the isportance of the stripping process. The
binding energy has a eoaraemly accepted value of 2.23 S»v^, and the
radiitt of the deuteron is 2.1 x lOT^ en. Because of this vide sepa-
ration of constituents, the deuteron is a very loosely bound system,
the proton and neutrcm actually spending BK>st of their tine outside
the ran^ of their »xtual forces. Usually one or the other of the
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t»o particles , upon arriving at the surface of the target nacleus.
Hill be ianediately absorbed and iffill aband<m the other particle
vhich will escape -nithottt encoimtering the nucleus* At otor range of
energies (15 ^Mbt), single neutron enission is due alsost entirelj to
the stripping reaction* Only in this loanoer vould it be possible for
a target nucleus to absorb a proton in a low enough energy state to
arrold the enission of another particle by the c(»ipouDd nucleus*
Theories of nuclear level densities suggest that two-particle ccaq>e~
tition In a conrentional nuclear reacti<» usually becones important
in the region where the incident energy appreciably exceeds 10 Mer*
HoneTer^ in this energy region, the stripnlng process still allows an
appreciable probability that the neutron, in escaping, will carry
away all or nearly all of the incident energy^ leaving the costpouad
nucleus In a bound state*
All this is not to iapute that all neutrons released by a
deuteron bondaardaent are due to the stripping process* This reaction
is always in conpetition with the eonventional nuclear process of
complete deuteron absorption* At low energies, the principal eon-
petition is between the stripping iinrocess and the (d^n) coaqpound
Boeleus reaction, while at higher energies the (d,pn) and/or (d,2n)
is the cooqietlng pixKsess* It has been estinated by authorities,
hcwerer^ that at incident Clergies up to 200 Mev, the stripping proe-
•M accounts for approxiBately one^ialf of the released neutrons*
It is these stripped neutrons that give particular character
to the coaposite neutron distribution curves* Neutrcns released by
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the conrentional reaction have an isotropic, or nearly isotropic,
angolBr diatribation. Since the released neutron is not necessarily
the OBS that nas added by tl» deuteron to the target ntasleuts, there
is no T>articular reason for it to hare &ny preferred directtcm in
escaping froa the c{»spotBid ntcleus* Because of the preriouBly sao-
tioned nature of the stripping pn'ooess, however, there is a strong
tendency for stripped neutrons to be concentrated in the forsard
direction; that is, the direction of the incident deuteron beam*
The etmpoaite cvrret is thus peaked in the forward direction, nith
tailing off at 90 and 270 degrees and beyond to an isotropic
distribution*
9Experiaental observations hj Schecter and others hare coof
firasd this expected shape, and both he and Falk^ have fomd that,
at higiier energies, there is a double peak with particular target
nuclei. With berylliuB as a target, Falk finds the doidt^le peak
with anziaaai dispHaoed 1$ degrees froa the incident beaa at energies
above 9 Mer* Schecter reports a broader distribution at this energy
as compared to 2 Mnr, and the do^le peak at energies aboTe 20 Ifey.
llMse results are in quantitatiire agreeaent with the recent theoreti-
cal porediction of dlstributicms by Butler^. His paraasters are
(a) the radius of the target nucleus; (b) the incident deuteron
energy; (c) the outgoing neutron energy; (d) the angular aoaentiai
df \im proton that "sticks." Depending on the particular coabinao
tlon of the above factors, he pr<^ict8 the angular distribution to
be expected* All curves show a pronounced aaxiaua near or in the
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forward direction. According to Btztler, the position of tbf»«e
is d«temined by the spin and parity values of the nioclear states
involved y as the requiroiaents of the conservation of angular BMSBn-
tai and parity allanv the nucleus to accept the proton vith ctHj very
liBdted differences of angular moaenta Ai • For deutercn energies
above the Coulorib barrLer, Butler distribtttions for a/ » show a
axjami at zero degrees and a ninor peak at * IS degrees; for
A X » 1, the BBZisuB at *^ 20 degrees, and a minor peak at * 70
degrees; and aX « 2, a aziaim at j^ ItO degrees, and idnor peaks
at sero and ^ 80 degrees.
If oorrelaticn could be ocnclusively proved between experi*-
ental distributions and Butler's theoretical predictions, a aethod
of assigning spin and parity values to nuclear levels could be de-
vi^d* If the spin and parity of the ground state of the target
Bttcleus were knomiy and assuming that the angular distribution of a
narroa energy band of released neutrons could be photographically
recorded, the spin and parity values of excited states of the con-
pound nucleus could be detendned by comparison with Butler's curves*
Such knowledge would be of great aid in understanding the ccnplez
internal structurs of nuclei.
2. The Photographic Technique
Meet Investigators of angular distrlbutiMis of neutrons have
•ployed threshold detectors or proportional comters for detectioj^*^.
For good geosBtry and hig^ angular resolution, the detecting device
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otost subtend a snail azigle at the target, tilth the consequence that
the cun^nts or coimts are low* The liadts of the mthod are z*eached
when the background counting rate caused by stray neutrons becomes
an tDoacceptably lai^ part of the total counting rate* Satisfactory
definltlcm of the energy requires either thin targets, or the use of
soae sort of threshold detector nhich will elloinate the counting of
neutrons belos a certain InliBiw energy* In using threshold detec-
tors » therefore, energy detersdnatlons cannot be ccsitlnuoiss, but
must be ccmflned to fairly broad bands bounded by the tlireshold
•nsrgles of a relatlY»ly anil nusber of sxiltable detectors* fhm
hlg^ stray neutron background frwa the cyclotron, especially when
deuterons are being accelerated, makes these energy detemlnatlatMl
still More difficult.
It has long baen realized that ohotogrephie detection offer*
oasiy advantages in the soltibion of these problens^* The asthod has
been proved reliable for deterainatlons of both the energy and tbt
intensity of scattered p^rticles^' * In addition, it has the par-
ticular advantage that all the desired data can be recorded siaml-
tansoQsly, thus greatly redmlng ti» operating tiae of the cyclotron
or other accelerating apparatus, coapared to that require»d for t^
aaai inrestigatlon using other oethods of deteotion* Furthermore,
since ths relationship between the energy of a particle and its range
in the photographic ennlsion is veil defined, the photographic plata
can be used to deteradne the number of particles per unit energy
l^*^f or as a threshold detector for partiolis above any desired
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photographic techniqas at presant is the aost conranldnt and precise
nethod of analysing neutron spectra. The dteTSlopnent of a photo-
graphic device that could be used inside the cyclotron vould there-
fore take adrantage of these desirable features of pfaotograiiAiie
detection, and yet require no interfierence with aore e!U1:K>rate ex-
periaental arrangeaients used in nork vith the outside beam*
Da spite of the fact that a wealth of experiaental data <m all
nuclear particles can be obtained fairly easily t»ing a photographic
technique, aost investigaticHis of angular distributions by this aethod
hsTS been confined to charged particles^* xO-Jj^ Gibson and Livesey^,
in an investigation priaarily concerned vith neutrcm energy determina-
tion, obtained sufficient data to indicate that angular distributions
eould be Accurately determined by this metluxl, but little work has
been done in this field* In general, work iiith ]^otographic emol-
sions has required the use of considerable shielding to reduce foggiag
and background, particularly i^en deuterons are used in the primary
beam* llsually lead shielding has been used against gamma- and x-rays,
and paraffin against stray neutrons* Ho«e-ver, the else limitation
imposed by the requirement that the derlce be imed inside the oyelo-
tron precludes the T»e of az^ effective thickness of lead shielding,
and the vacuim requirements prohibit the use of paraffin* Since the
cyclotron in operation is a copious source of sum**> and x-rays, as
veil as charged particles and neutrons resulting from partial scatter-
ing of the deuteron beam in its passage through the dees, deflector
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resorting to btillcy shieldizig* Alao^ It vas anticipated that the
external parts of the apparatus would beeeae radioactive because of
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1* The Sotterlng C—era
The design of the photographic apparatus for recording the
angular distrlbutiona of neutrons vas based upon the designs of
slsdlar dSYioes, usually called scattering eaneras, successfully used
hy other investigators^' 10-13^ ^ analysing charged-particls scat-
terlngt The controlling factor in the design vas the sise of the
opening throu^ vhloh the cansra could be inserted into the cyclo-
tron* The easiest access was the existing probe-target port, which
had the additional advantage that it nas equipped nith a facmus
lock through which the eaaera could be inserted without breaking the
cyclotron -vaeuua* Also, the cooling-«ater tubes and the Wilsen
vacuun seal used with ordinary probe targets would provide osans of
support and orientation of the oanera inside the cyelotrcm* In this
wummr, the caaera could be adjusted so as to Intercept the deuteron
beaa after its passage through the deflector channel. A scheaatle
diagran of the arrangeaent of the oaaera inside the cyclotron is
shown in Figure I*
Since the beam at the r>oint of interception is ribbon-shaped,
with a horiscmtal dinension of about 1 inch and a height of about
1/8 Inch, the best angular resolution could be obtained by designing
the casera in the form of a cylinder which, when in positicm, would
have its axis parallel to the long dinension of the bean and per-
pendicular to the direction of the bean* The sise of the probe port
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FIGURE I
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF CYCLOTRONSHOWING LOCATION OF SCATTERING CAMERA
^COOLING WATER TUBES
^WILSON VACUUM SEAL
.VACUUM LOCK
PROBE TARGET PORT
SCATTERING CAMERA
CYCLOTRON TANK
PATH OF OUTSIDE BEAM
TOSCATTERINGCHAMBER
DEFLECTOR
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llalted the diaaeter of the cjllnder to 3 Inchsa, and the requlre-
int that the grate (ae© Tigto:* T) be able to claar the canera ^th
the latter in its ful3y retracted positlcm within the TactnuB lock,
limited the aicial dimension of the cylinder to 2-1/1: inches. With
these severe dlaensional Itadtaticms, it was obviota that in order
to obtain reasonable angtilar resolution the photographic plates would
hare to be placed as far as possible froa the centrally located tar-
gat and that, coxtseqixsntly, no iisefal amormt of external shielding
could be incorporated into the design*
The scattering oaaera, which was constructed by tl» authors to
set these requlrensnts and other probleoKi which developed as the
work progressed, is shown in the jAiotographs , Flgiarea II, III, and
!?• The orer-all diaensions of the cylinder aret diaaetar 2-3
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inches J height 2-1^ inches* Brass was used in the construction
because of its good aachinabllity. Ths base is a disc of a naxioEan
thickness of 1 inch and diaaeter of 2-3^ inches, provided with
sockets into which the cooling-water tubes are soldered* Originally,
the base was hollow for water cooling, but the short exposures re-
quired made this feature unnecessary, and the tubes are i»ed for
support only. A 1/16 inch hole drilled through the base prevents
excessive pressure differential froa blowing out the dural-foil
window Trtiile the vacuus lock is being evacuated. The sides of tht
cylinder are 2-3A inch brass pipe of wall thickness 1/8 inch, aade
to fit sm^ly over a shoulder on the base* A 1 inch by l/h inch slot
is cut in the side to provide a window for entrance of the deuteron
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FILMHOLDER UNIT MOUNTED ON BASE
ASSEMBLY SCREWS
LEAD CYLINDERS
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I, and the slot is nade light tight bj covering it vrith « l-oil
piece of dural foil attached to the inside nail. The carer is a
disc of thickness of 1/8 inch and diameter of 2-3/1 inches, aachlned
with a shoulder vhich is a sntig fit inside the side nails* This
eonstrueti(Hi, like that of the base, aAkss the Joint light tight
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stable, and yet easily separable* A ssall screw is set through the
cover near the center* When the sides and cover are properly
aligned with each other and the tese by scribe narks, this screw
can be set into the target holder, which is in turn screwed into
the base* This holds the caaera ti|^tly together against any pres-
sure differentials and Insures lif^t tightness and proper alignaent,
while at the sane tine it provides for quick disasseaibly* Figure IX
shows the assenbled caaera attached to the cooling tubes, and the
Wilson Mwl which in operation is bolted to the outer flange of the
Tecum lock of the cyclotron chaift)er*
The internal arrangeaents can be seen in Figure III* The tar-
get holder, which screws into the center of the base, is aade of
3/8 inch brass rod 1-1/8 inch long and is oachined so that, when a
1/16 inch thick target is attached to it as shown, the plane of the
target f^ce is exactly diaaetral and perpendicular to the enterix^
beaa* The top of the target holder is flush with the undexvide of
the cover and is tapped to receive the securing screw preTiously de-
scribed* nie 1/li indh thick lead cylinder, irtiich surroonda the target,
serves two purposes* First, it stops loe-ensrgy gasm-radiation and
charged particles scattered frosi the target by the impact of the beas
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•HIT .ftllMr ttlm «f# aAktaol in ^nn a tl 4»iJv rtbS»9dm « dilv
«M»iti ;t]t»II iull 9^ •'BUm ^—ad •M lo ^Jd# callX ,a»±^«n^iw»
«rf^ 4P"Wi# #•• ft! MTzoa Ilare A ••Umtrnttm xJLImam imt tea ^ml<ia&n
-«•«? XB* ^^tnta$B ^»MwmbS rZ&tfati^ snmaa «fi wbTtsd nhft .traxf ail^
II rxvs^lt .xCdBMMaib ^ilalirp <xol stlil^vriq #i mdi mum •di &b alMv
9di teft ^sttdM aotloos «f^ && b^diut^tm mmiao ha£dhi»— «l^ MMli
•d» !• aisan ^mIm id# e# b^^Xetf si a»U«i«^ ml OrnkM Imm wmIIW
•TnrtiMlii fln#«X9f9 wit le ifool avwir
•^fti «ff .III vnrilt oi aMt ad fl»» iiiiiMHiiai la Imnmtmt «ff
to •»« al «M«f «l» !• wilt «l» 9imk —
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• flwdv ,#«!» M bMitfMB ai tea yni iteitit 8K1-X fen MSirf tfMi 8\e
Ml# !• MUlq «(# «iiM»ili M #i o# bmi^am al ^ai««« aladUy^ ia«l bJ\l
aaJbiaiaa ad# oi* naXiraltaaqrTaq tea Xarx^aoulb x^^^ocaa al aa^ ft^giMS
lo afetavaficv adi d^lv ifavXl mt vMod twgtMf attf lo tfo* aifT .aaatf
(iatrxat arf» it—iiii itoiihr ^-xatelXxa hml isIAt daat Al •^ •barfirroa
feaa itel#agfian aaaiai Xltaaa'aal aqeia #1 ^^anlY « aaaa<i'awn 9mi aarxaa
arf^ la iaaqpdb wdt Xf^ $9igtai idi a»^ bart9S&fav ealalcHacr barcafia
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and thtis preveata obliteration of the netitrfm-caiised tracks in the
film* Second y it is the inside part of the filnhoXder^ which sup-
ports the track plates in their proper positi<m inside the cylinder
and serves as a holder for the plates during i^otographic process-
ing.
The outsicto of the filnholder is the cage irtiich aligns the
1 inch by 1/2 inch track plates in the desired radial array arotind
the target* The starting point for the BAnofacttore of this piece
vfts essentially a cylindrical cup l-lA^ Ibc^ ^^ «nd 2-1/2 inch
in dias»ter haring a 1/8 Inch thick base and sides. Slots were
illed evexy 1$ degrees arotnd the perii^ry, f!ron the top to a
depth of 1/16 Inch in the base. Then sinilar slots were provided
ersiy 7-1/2 degrees in the forward sexcLcirele to give better angi»-
lar resolntion in the forward direction. These slots were cixt so
thaty when the track plates are properly inserted ^ the plane of the
ewilsion side of the plates is exactly diaaetral, and the neutrons
fr«i Mm center of the target enter the esolsion tangentially. tbm
width of the slots is 0.080 inch, about 0.010 inch greater than tl»
average thickness of the plate, to allow for variaticsis in plate
thickness. Both the cage and the lead cylinder are provided with
a slot to perait «Kitry of the deuteron beam. A l/l6 inch thick disc,
which is attached to the t<)p of the cyliivier and cage by screws, holds
these two pieces together and completes the filnholder unit, shcnm
Bounted on the base in Figure IV. This tmit is aligned within the
cylinder by a saall aligning pin in the bottom of the cag^ which fits
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a corx«8panding hole in the baa«« After exposure of the fllji insids
the cyclotron, the fUWIiolder can be removed bodily by reaoving the
cover f the entire unit ulth the plates enclosed is then eiibjeeted to
the necessary T^otographic processing*
The caosra provides for deteminaition of the distributlcms
f^B sero to 1^0 degrees on both sides; the plates at 16^ degreas
are blacksned by charged pBrtlcles scattered from the dural-foll
vindow, but thus serve to shield the other plates fr(M9i these parti-
e3»8« The l]^>ortanca of checking ihs syonetry of the distributions
will be evident in the discussion of results*
2* The FhotograiJhLic Plates
The photographic plates used were Eastoan Kodak NTA nuclear^
track plates having an eBolsioai thickness of 25|i and a developed
grain sise of about 0*6^. These plates proved advantageous for a
Binber of reasons* This type of fine-grained nuclear asolslon is
not activated appreciably by ^aBDa-radiation* Tests bj DoB^rs^
idioved that the gansBi-ray fogging is tolerable until the plate re-
ceives a total ejcposure of a fen hundoned roentgens* Fast beta-
particles have little affect on the eonlsion except to causa fog-
ging with excessive exposures; low-energy betas produce recognisable
tracks in very sensitive eoulsicnis, such as those on IfFB and Ilford
C-2 plates f but do not register appreciably in WHA enulsicsis* These
features vera particularly desirable in our work, since the only
shielding of the plates from radiations inside the cyclotron tank
v»s tha 1/8 inch thickness of the brass nails of the cylinder* When
0^ t^ti^ldbf iifiiCt &^ besoIoA* tte^tftXr OEti d^i^r #liBf irr^^d «f{^ ;19909
Wqeierv«»b ^ his i?^^' ^ escsMalolii^ Mo/«fiig» 0* ^^itJtwsd 8«#A£q if»4av(^
A "ftil VBO^aSami& t^'rorm Bt^i^i^tq lamt^ >ji^«0 ii^odJK 1b> sda ai«is
o;^ j<: -ifijjvo «d.i no liiaiii 0am 'mm iMfkt^m
., •T'3 »v.L. Aiitir',-. ^(.isv ill ssfam^
n . Ic ai ?- to -rll Aoni 'J\X »rf4r itm
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HftA and IfFB plAies Here exposed •isultaneously tn test rtma, the
Wk plates had a negligible background, ti^ile the NTB eoralslons were
sufficiently fc^g^d to prefent observatlwi of the neutrwa tracks*
Tn spite of the low sensitiTlty of Wk plates to gUHB- and
beta-radiation, thej haire an eotcellent sensitivity both to priaary
charged particles, and to neutrons as eridenced by the recoil pro-
ton tracks fr<» elastic collisions nith the hydrogen nuclei in t^
SMBlsion. Slow neutrons nay also ca\]se registration of short proton
tracks fro» the K^(n,p)C'^ reaction. As far as thenal neutrcms
violin the cyclotr(m chaaiMr imre eoneemed, this roacti<m did not
appear to be inportant in our vork, since a consideratiem of the
energy-IeTsl diagraai^^ of N^ shoes that the enex^ of the recoil
proton Hill be about 700 ker. ka «ill be wemn later, this enex^
corresponds to a track length of about 1%, only sli^ly greater
than the adnisai track length observable with the Tieeing techniques
used* HonsTsr, the energy-leTsl diagram of B^ shoes that Hhen Be^
is bonbarded vith deuterons of energies between 0*92 and 1*92 Mrr
there are three thresholds for the producticn of sloe neutrons,
attributable to the decay of the compound nucleus into excited states
of B^^* This reaction can be initiated by deuterons which hare been
slewed doen in the thick target* The most energetic neutrons fron
this reaction could produce fro« the M^(n,p)C^ reaction protons
of energy approaching cxc exceeding the threshold of 2»k Ust corre-
sponding to a track length of 50|jl, the ^ortest tracks counted*
This effect, since it results froa a c<MBpound-niK:}B us type of reac-
tion, would be nearly isotropic and would be only a snail part of
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lo rt:«cr XXmu a x^Uio ed mtfsv mis aiiisna^c'ei v-n.aw^ »« i»fc*fOw ^xi^^ls
the general i3otz>opic background resulting from other coapoiiixi-
niicleaB reactloaoa in competitioa with the stripping process* The
•liajeet is Mentioned further in the discussion of the res^dts*
Another adiraixtage of the IfTA plates vas that sufficient data
Here aTailahle on the stopping poaer of the evulsion to sake cali-
bration runs VBKBscess&ry for our purpomis. The stopping pomer is
defined as the ratio of the nean range of a particle in standard
air to the aean range in the esulsicm, and is a function of the iden-
titj and energy of the particle* Confining this function with the
relation between the energies of alpha-articles or protons and thsir
respective air ranges, deteradned Isy Livingston and Bethe^, giiw
a ealilxration eunre for tte emlsicm. For hig^ aecura^, it is
desirable to procure a large supply of plates of the sane eaxOsioa
noi^r and to obtain accurate calibration data fcr the eoulsion by
easurii^ track lei^ths of particles of known energy^' -^^9 simm
changes in cooposition between different lots of plates oay affect
the stopping power* However, the relationshiiM between range and
energy of various laDising particles in Ilford lit eamlsions have
been studied by Lattes, Fowler, and Cuer^^, who report that their
data are apolicable also to ennlBioos of other types but of siMlar
gralB sise and coi^xwition* Yagoda-^^ gives the following eoapari*
SOB between Ilford m and Kodak 8fA eaulsionss
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Uford 0.5^
WtA 0.6^
Ki]iiiii>er of AtoBst Ag Br
Ilford 1 1
WtA 1 1
R C H 3
3-2 1.6 0.3ii 0.87 0.02$
2.5 1.5 0.16 0.56 0.008
Tagoda also states (p. 91, Table 8 Note) that Xlford W plates
haire the saoe eheoioal eo^Msltlon as the Eas'^nn NTA eanlsion.
Because of the sijoilarity of the two eoulsloiui and the good agreeatnt
between aTailable calibration data on MA. plates and those for Xlford
Wt plates, the cxacra of ixroton raj^;e Tersua energy pcbllahed by
lattes. Fowler, and Oner was considered sufficiently accurate tor
our purpoees. Figtore 7, taken trca tbsir paper, is the calibraticn
curve uaed in our investigation.
The relatiTely thin eiialsion had two advantages. First, since
the thickness of the emolsion after cteTelopment was only about 12^.,
ymry little acnreaent of the oicroecope objective was zieeded to scan
all depths of the emulsion for tracks. This facilitated repid count-
ing and »ade for a niniHUH of eyestrain. Secondly, this thickness
of eMLLsion required none of the elaborate processing techniques
that Bast be used^ with thicker eBnalsiosis. Thicker enolsions are
also ST^Ject to dehydration and peeling VBoder use in a vacutou
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In order to facilitate cutting tAim 1 \rj^ ^ Inch plates into the
1' 1/2 inch size required, a special jig vas derised* The glass
MS were supported along their edges, eaulsicHi side dovn, over a
anel in a brass slab so that the upper side of the track plates
fleeted slightly abcve the top of the slab* Then a coyer nas placed
• the slab, claaping the p3ate tightly. This cover was slotted
•rversely at 15/32 inch intervals, the slots being just nids
«|^ to aocooraodate an ordinary saall glasscutter* In this fa^iom,
itihe scratches could be oade at oxtce, and Hm plate easily broken
•i pieces of ths required siae without exeessiye handling and with-
fttensge to the enalsion* The plates tiere cut 1/32 inch undersise
IxsTlde a nergin agitinit irregularities*
irpostce
The eorreet location of the canera ixiside the cyclotron and
uired exposure to the beam were both deter«ined by trial and
• 1 rou{^ check of the proper location nas gi-ron by the rela*
ckening of the two plates adjacent to the entrance slit,
by charged particles scattered fro© the dural-foil t»1»J0w*
r check was the position of the greatest induced activity of
itttside of the canera, as indicated by a OM counter* It was also
i feasible to locate the beaa with respect to the eaaera by cover-
lis entrance window and a saall adjacent area of tha outside of
luMra with cellophane tape; a flew seconds* booibardasnt was thsn
lient to record a charred iaage of the beaa on the tape* This
also confimed the original estinate of the beaa djjwnsions and
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•Mis mn .hmtvab m» »it Xaln^g* • ,l>«i»P©^ »«i« *«* ^X
• wv» ,«w>b •Utm ml9£amm ,Mtlto t1«» j»oI» i>s^toq«pm «•» M
ifcjhr *wt W^^ *'*^X« fliil ,«I*n«*nl f(teR± StVJC *• x^ernwi
-dilw fans ^"^f*^*^ mtvmvn iirw»i:ir »afta batlMpri arf* 1© ••oslxi
Mlviafaw iltwi SC\X isro <«•» •^•Xq adT .ooIbImb® «ii o# ttMci
mr!sm
tmBLBMjH imaim^^ iM mm mmi M c^ «-ci« t^ro^P^
--aim mM ^ a**"!! »*w jmWfieoI nwnrRT w*^ ^« ia«Io ^on A
•iMtetw Xlol-X««fb ad* hdiI bwn^iMm m^oti^m berxtdo V*
lo xiXT±#ti* lM«iitol #M*««i «» -^^ xsoillw f»r» M» il»«ls» ^
lo •binAw «i* !• •«* ia^wtb* XX«« « «m3 ^««^ •««*»>» a
to toiw-tfe «i«( ad* 1» a^nid*** X«a»*ia «i# NnTteoo otX.
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shape* Th» final check on the correct looatloo was of course syw-
etry of the angtilUr distributions , and this check required counting
the tracks on th© plates. In order to reduce the statistical error
in Esakinp this cheeky a fairly large nuniber of tracks, say 200,
should bf counted on two corresrxaKlin? plates on either side of the
forward direction. The nua^er of tracks should agree within the
statistical error. The iwDortance of insuring correct location
within snail Halts was not fully realised when the recording ruas
were mde, and the resultant asynaetrical distributions nade the
data difficult to evaluate*
The duT«tic>n of the exposure was too short to be aeasured quan-
titatlTely by any of the existing cyclotron instruaents. The exposure
was n&de by warning uo the cyclotron and then sweeping it through
resonance by rapidly Taiytng the Magnetic field. The total exposure
resulting from this tnrocedure was probably of the order of 1 micro-
oouloBb. For the puroose of registering the desired number of tracks
per unit area of the plates, which would Bake for the easiest counting,
the exposure was reguiUtted by varying the rate of change of the mig-
netic field. The optiana density of tracks for rapid coimting was
found to be about 1^0 tracks of all lengths per square nilliiaeter of
•Holsion. Greater densities resxilted in a considerable oTerlapoing
of tracks, which made the tracks hard to distinguish, and were also
acconpanied by greater fogging of the filn froa p iwn -radiation.
Lesser densities aade the tracks very easy to distinguish, but neces-
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Itatttd scanning of larger areas in order to count sufficient tracks
to keep the statistical error at a lew valiie.
The bacl^roiind neutron intensity inside the cyclotron tank,
eataa^d by scattering of the boaia brjr the dees and deflector channel^
WIS BeasTired by ffsiking a run vith the caiaera inside the cyclotron
in such a poslti^i that the beam passed near the canera iRlthout
bitting it. Since the cansra nas not in the actual recording posi-
tion, this neasureaent could be considered cmly qualitati-ve but, as
will be seen later, th« stray neutron intensity was negligible
co9BKpared with the intensity frora the (d,n) reaction at the target*
Because of the short exposures required, it was poesible to
insert the camerft, naks an exposure, and renove the camera in as
short a tlias as a few minutes* Hence, the exposure of the plates
to the gamMS-backgrouxxi inside the cyclotron was veiy short, and it
was found rtossible to make successful runs Ijaar^liately after the
cyclotron had be«n in operation for several hoxirs, although the
fogging in stich cases was noticeably greater than in cases when the
ma<^ine had been idle oyBmight* After reiaoval, the outside of the
eamcra in the ricinity of the entrance window was mildly radioactiTs,
registering about 20 mr per hour of ganse-radlation on a counter at
a distance of 3 inches. In order to minimise fogging due to this
activity, the camera was imnedlstely removed to the darkroom and
dlsasseidbled I the filrdiolder unit, which was not radioactive, was
then removed and the plates, still within the holxtor, were subjected
to processing*
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v-i.b) 9fi^ ^---^•'t*i-* •^L^ ^?.f '^rr f- '*n' <s«aiO«
lu ^^.V,i * ,:>;. >JifnJhii tfe?
3ii n' > ?^Jlt
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turn ^^tio^iclb&i .for. 8s>-.?7 r:.*;,.: .
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li* Proceggif
The plates were deTeloT>ed in Kodak D-19 for 3-1/2 minutes.
This developaent appeared to giire the best coaproaise between
clearly risible trades, brought otrt by long deTslopaent, and adni-
osi fogging, accOTipliahed by short developeent. After developaent,
the plates were rinsed in water for 30 seconds and fixed in Kodak
F-5 for 30 ninntes, rinsed in running water for 30 minutes, and
dried by eTaporaticMi under an inverted beaker. All chenical solu-
iloai were filtered through cloth and kept at a uniform temperatvsre
of 72^.
5* Counting
The microscopes used were Spencer binocula r microscopes with
a 2QX objective and 12X oculars, iving an over-all magnification
of 21)0* The aechanical stage was movable by micrometer screws and
equipped with verniers having a least count of 0«02 mm in the
horisontal direction and 0.1 mn in the vertical direction* This
provided accurate resetting when the stage had to be moved in ortler
to observe long tracks that extended out of the field. A square
reticule of 100 ssbII sqtiares was superimposed on the field. The
side of each sqxiare, under the magnification used, represented a
distance in the emulsion of ^0^, Since the interocular distance
of the two observers was the sane, separate calibration was not x*e-
quired. The fine-focusing adjustw^nt was also provided with a scale
of least count 2.5n. By focusing on the grains at the extreme top
as. '^
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«nd bottom of the eaolsion, it wis thixi possible to osasure the
arsrsge deTeloT>ed SBulsion depth as 12*^ *^ 2*^|i*
The criteria for track counting nerej
a* The track mist ha-ve a length eqtial to or greater
than a specified BiniBOi.
b« The track Bust have its origin within the grid
•iqjeriBnposed on the field.
The BiniBYBi track length that could be neasrired or easily
estiflBted nas ^0|x, the diaension of th<°* sxaall sqxeires of the grid^
and all niniaa chosen were Biiltiples of this length* Althou^ the
treeks were random in directicm, the grid allowed easy estiaation
of lengths vso to 200|j.| in dotibtful cases ^ the grid was rotated to
aid BeesiareBent* MoreasBt of t>» field was wlAam necessary except
when counting tracks orer 200^, which frequently extended out of
the grid and/or field* The randoBBiess in direction of the tracks
resulted fron the fact that the target subtended a Tsrtical angle
of UO degrees at the center of thd plates* Although due to this
effect, it is actually p<Misible for protons to recoil back toward
the target, the cosine-squared relationship between neutron and
proton energies aade the Icmgest of these tracks shorter than the
KlniBUH length coimted* The origin of any counted track was there-
fore actually the end of that track nearest ^e target*
Since the plates were of nonstandard size, duany plates were
used to assist in olABtolng tho plates on the stage* The stage
icrcnsters were used to instore, within the liaits of accuracy of
Mkt
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the pXata 8ls«, that the muw area of each plata nas scanned* This
largely nullified the inverse-cquare effect on the track density of
arsring distances trtm the target*
Each niniMuai track length corresTx>nded, by Figure I, to a
miniBUBi energy which ne hare called the threshold energy, since this
asthod corresponded to the iise of threshold detectors. The diffi-
culty of cotmting, ai^ the tine required, nnltiplied rapidly as the
threshold energy increased, because of the necessity of norlng the
field to Beasure long tracks and the necessity of scanning larger
areas in order to count sufficient tracks to keep the statistical
•rror low* No account vas taken of any dip angle of the tracks ia
the SMulsion.
6* Accuracy
Assuming a bean height of 1/8 inch, nAiioh corresponded rou^ly
with the bean ioage charred on the cellophane tape, it was estiiaated
that the angular resoluticm of the canera was approxinately 7 de-
grees. This was considered sufficient to resolve the peaks in iim
theoretical distribution. The statistical error was assuaed equal
to the square root of the nuaiber of coimts sade in each plate. For
ost of the rizns, at least 100 counts were nade in the forward direc-
tloOy giving an accuracy of about 10 percent in this direction and
of about 30 percent at angles greater than 70 degrees. For run D,
$00 counts were oade in the forward direction, but unfortunately the
asjfiiiitry of the distribution nullified the expected iagprovenent in
-IS-.
ai. .D9nBMc mm t^Ala d9am to »^'f^ ^"•^ <^-* +--?*.+ ,*si» •#«£q Mf#
bXcll
-*>« ^" ^^«^«BUaE>ii|v(.a »*;«• v. -.«,? tit' -v-ij- "'•o ffc^i.'^l.'XofJ^'"•"'^-'"'^ '*'
•.*-36rfJ
ai^d ax iBlJiGcr <** wrlomn oi c^nair^illca btviab? prior? afe^ e.cdl .»»»"£§
htts ffloli-oaflcib airfi nl ^a^oT:^ 01 err. ^ftffiris ,«&!*
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the saoothness of the eurres. Also, the greater density of tracks
in these plates seemed to increase obsenrer error, possibly due to
fiatigue, so that the improrenent iws negligible* Since no attempt
nmm aade to conpare date on different energy spectra of the neiitrons,
it "sas not necessary to aaks any correction for the enei^y Teriation
in the neutron-scattering cross section of H.
It is of interest to estinate what ne ifill call the "arerage
probable error in niniaiHi energy" (defined later), the alniiro» energy
being that correspondii^ to a minisnm track length. This estimate
leads to conclusions regarding the extent to which one ni^t define
energy bands by obserrlng track lengths , and hence H^ extent to
nhich one conld obtain the angu3ar distribution of neutrons within
these energy bands*
In ordtor to sia^lify the calculation, it is assuaed that only
horisOTital tracks in the Ticinity of the center of the T^iotograi^ic
plate are to be counted. Mow consi^r the thin strip of the target
yxpan which the deuteron beaa is incident. (The beaa is considered
to be of unifora intensity alcmg i^e strip; dLf it is acre intense
toward the center, the error will be reduced.) This strip can be
divided along its length into eleaentary areas dl, each of which
can be considered a source of neutrons from the (d,n) reacticm. See
Figure YI.
^^:s
9eJ!tr ........ -:>3-
'
0* jnvtx& sdj c©.ri. .* ^
^aa-s&t 0iiJ lo qitSt n.tr'Jt f^t'-.d- m: «•..:' ant';.-- ar-i" •fcadrisarcD ©tf ^'C: -stis 9^BS.q
ktn9b±fiaoo el ciAsef (MfT) ..tnv-b rai »1 sa* 't rf^tiiv aoqv
&8.:l.... .. .
riF*, -T.f^p'-,
Um "'•f <n-< r^^"
-2>
Flcm VI
Seh»BBtlo DlAgrui
for nalculpttlon of Laast ?lrobabl» '^rror 1b Mlals«i Energy
^^
Track 90«>^
dA»
dAo
Piatt Target
Bseause of the proadalty of the target and ^late, an Inreraa-
squirc intensity rule aniat be applied to obtain the relative flTix
of neutrons froa each dA* For dA< at an ax^le 6 froa the horixcm-
taly the flux, ccocpared to t^t fron dAo, will be
"ITa2
coa2«
The hoarisontal traeka prodooad by neutrons frvm. dA^ MiBt iwralt
froa head«H» collisions so that the neutrons have a ntnlmsB energy
Eno e<lual to the adjulaai reeoll proton energy corresponding to the
-^tS**
IT
^Sisrff' mmttuf-': al iot
/ki)
Cv^-^ r
r— ' " •—
T
1
i.. ..
J Q^^ l^^^if
tfe??it«^T •tfdX9
i-i ^xi.f ^c-^ rivii w<^lsJ. 9y iMi-j-A^;-.;;;!;?:^ ^JOJi;. '^i^^t ,Xjl^
«s'^
trsok length sclaeted* Since the recoil proton energ7 Tarie* as
the coaine sqxiared of the ax^le between the x«coil prot<»n track and
the incident netrtron direeticm, it is easily seen that the adnisuB
energy "tiiat a neutron from dA* oonld have in order to produce a
miniaua recoil track is EVq « Ka^/cos^O* Tte error la the minima
•nei^gr is th«Q
AKn - E'n - Eqo - Bno tan^O
or
'•no
This oust be corrected for the probability of collisions that
are due to nsutraiw from dA% that is, for the relati'ra intensities,
so that the result is
sr-^ - sin^o.^no
The arerage error e can noM be oalculated froa the usual defini-
tion; that ist
^ «1
For the scattering canem used, 9^ - 20^, and e » It percent.
-li^-.
XpM* miU'tq IljBWr. cuii t>r>ntB .httmtim lll|p»( i—i<
ftffE ^Jftjw.t fln^tf^ r*«QffiT «4t as«5iK:^«f €?faBra arf^ ^o fYSTfiu-DB SHtfEoa aft*
X-.. J. jur >i^
MMfit
0^«iOtf^ ft^*^
10
Of*
•^^Ttl-^aMo,rr'
-±Rt'!t«£» liflfcsiw dd.1 ttoul l^«#ACfr4Xa» tcf waB obo © loifie ®Bff2«vii ®rf7
v> f- + a.-) rro-W
^
,-«^
,*ifooTO<5 J - bfl» ,*'0S -J-©
^fa««f *WBMMa sAl^rc^isoe ^d* to%
TtMorvtlcally, this nMns that netitroc» of energy abotit 10
WBr could be asanlngfully defined in energy bands of UO ker* Other
considerations y howeirer, role out the possibility of such a coapara"
tiTsly good energy resolutioa with tiiis aethod* For instance, since
no allonanoe vas tasido tor the dip angle of the track in the enulsion,
only the horisontal conqposient of the track length was aeasured* The
error would be negligible for lO-lfsr nevtrons but would increase wltii
decreasing energy to a aaxisuB valne of about 12 percent for 2.li«>liBT
neutrons. Long tracks fjrequently exhibit disccsitinuities and curva-
ture caused by scattering, aaklng accurate length neasurenent dif-
ficult* Also, the practical aspects of counting require that the
inimm track length be an integral nunber of dirisions of the eye-
piece scale* This results in an energy range of 1*3 Mbt, or about $
percent, at 10 Mst* There is also the questim of the statistical
variation in track length for asutroi» of a giTen mergy* It has
been shown hj Lattes, Fowler, and Cuer^^ that, for 2- to 13-llnr
protons, the uncertainty in the energy as deduced from the track
length is not aopreciably greater than that caused by straggling
as defined by Uringston and Beths^^ (P* 326)^ which is of tte
orckir of 2 to 3 percent.
It is seen from these ccmsiderations that it is possible to
keep the ayerage probable error in the wj-nt— energy within about
8 percent* However, although the preferred track directic»i is hori-
sental, the relttiTe number of horisontal tracks is lofw because of
ficastzy* Unless the bman can be better defined so as to nake tbi
»al folvoir 4vd wnJra YHt-QX •sol « sob •(^ £>I»o«r fotr*
8»ri &J ^'
' ''
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''
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311 > ion el ':.i;:,:ic;C
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nftutron soure« sobII «nd the nmber of horisontal tracks hi^, it
ia not considered practical to attesot to define neutron energy
bands by thia aethod*
Ms attempt was aads In this ezperi»snt to define energy bands
in this iiayi only threshold eiMrgies were considered , for nhich the
error T»as a coabination of the straggling, statistical, and observer
errors mentioned above* The estinated oaxlviBi error in the forward
directioi nas about 1^ percent* The experiaental results, honeTer,
shcn that the actual error was considerably less than this. aBxi»ni«
Xsn^m^ m^srtii saiftab o^ ^^^ir>*;f/i -m '... ?>:/.. eblR/^yD >?o.r 6l
elNrrfid *r^ms& 9tfJ^m> oS &tmminf*"iX%- zitit «J? mbim &B%r dcrtt-i'.^ c^
t^ tiohiy lol ^JbaTC'jbi-ftncc &tmt 8al^x«itf« Moiistj'jfli' rJCi^- y\ew eld* nl
•eaKi.ttJjLi ^LJ J. :•. -v ..-APT v-,.r'?»
I
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m. RESUUS
The piijacipal result of ottr ixrreatigation iias proof of the
eapabllltj and reliability of ovar i;^otographic derice in recording
neutr(»i distributicms from reaetlouB induced inside the cyclotron
ehanber*
The capability can be beat illTietrated by reference to Figttre
TIT, which is a phot<»dcrogniph at 250EC aagnification of a plate
exposed in our device to nsutroais fron the deuteron bosbardssnt of
bexyllitn. The particle tracks giTa a aeasure of priraaxy neutron
intensity by their density and of neutron energy by their Imigth.
Of particular note is the good contrast between tracks and back-
groTSKl* Figure VXII shoes the relatively uniBQ>ortant background to
be expected nhen using exposure tiaas that give the density of
tracks shcrnn in the prsrious plate* The reliability of our dsrlce
can be shoen by a coaqsarison between curres of the angular distribu-
tion of neutrons from the Be°(d^)B^^ reaction, as emailed using
oiar device, and curves published by other inrsstigators and those
proposed in recent theory. Figure TX represents a coiroilation of
the infomation recorded by the T^tographie plates In owe device,
plotted on the same scale with the published curves of Schecter,
who used threshold reactions for neutron detection* The coapari-
Sim shoes good correlation in both the angular position of the
artw peak and the half-width at halfHMucimua. Figure X is a
eowparison between this saae run and theoretical prsdictitms by
Butler, and illustrates the general correlation of experinent with
fscntiolnvti mi* fib.
ttC"
tn ^C^lUIi^
•sxtvab lire lo t^^ij
VUwB beyUqpoo -
Mf# lo flOi^ilsoq 'I-
=: J'Eaff e<f ass ^c^illdfiaAo eri?
a^is -'. *r«? J •
- It ,i,T,, ; ?
.'7!?'
. f'siit'mcaap
.-.->
fsr.
i.^'^ai.iill'KC;
i<l
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FIGURE VH
Photomicrograph of Representative Plate, Run B, Showing Recoil Proton
Tracks from (d,n) Reaction
• A
-i^^•'^'": "-r^ - .^ *
• /*. /.v.
>^. >^.> ^
i'Vx;?;;-^7<^
Ti1
\1 /--
50 100 150 200
Scale (Microns)
The average density of tracks over 50^i long in this plate was
1^0 per square millimeter of emulsion. Because of the varying depths
of the tracks in the emulsion, not all the tracks are in focus. In
some tracks, the variation in grain spacing with particle energy is
evident. Some tracks also show scattering.
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FIGURE VIII
Photomicrograph of Representative Plate, R\m A, Showing Recoil Proton
Tracks from Neutron Background Within the Cyclotron
^0 100 150 200
Scale (Mcrons)
The average density of tracks over 50|j, long in this plate -was
about 2 per square millimeter of emulsion. One such track is visible
near the center.
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oif.
1-
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z
fe O-J
zooX
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8X9VU1 iO U38MnN 3AI1V~IBU
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8X9VU1 dO USeMON 3AllV~l3tl
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SMOvtii do uaannN BAiiviau
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o o> CO r^ (O lo 00TM
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thfiory. Rtm D, in Figure XI^ was complicated by alsallgiineiit be-
tween the geoaetrlcal center line of our deTice and the plane of
the incident deuteron beaa: btrt deapite the asyraetry the cur?e
froa nm D ahoea qualitative agreeaant ulth the other cunrea.
Figure XII lllustratea the change in the character of the dlatrlbii-
tloDZ with increasing neutron energy. The broadening of the T^eak^
as shown in our distributions, agrees ulth the obsertatlons of
Sohecter, and the appearance of the double peak at energies above
9«U Ifev is In accord itith the neasuresents of Falk. The asyift-
atry of our eunres can be attributed to the same type of niaallgn-
aent noted in run !)• Tn Figure Xiri, there is a conparison among
our curves for iMsutron energy above 9.<b Mbt, the vork of Falk, and
the exoerinMital predictions of Butler for an angular aoaentua
change of 1. Despite soas differences, the over-all correlation
Is good, and the reliability of our dsvloe is STldent.
lo mulq mU bam Mirab «ro \c mil "c«la«» Ifial<ztaBD«9 ui^ nmimt
mv9 wi^ 11 till ill Mtf miUiwtti ^4 iommj a»?fij£rftfi> ^naltlasi acU
• •rxtfo T«l#* «<# iUlir icMMMSB mwl^niilmp wmmdm (I an aotl
-•dl^iib wl^ lo n*#8mrfi nU aI itnMlD M» M#ivrwIXl HI mrslir
^tfiiq id# to yidtaifeio^ «iT •XB«*> ontois nOiavnai OAtm wakti
lo usol^ffmidb Mft tiSt^ 9Bm^» , pfwlistfiiteib ram at oimIi h
indJi ML^rnoi ^« XAoq •£<!?(» aojT id MfliVM^n* *^ ^* ^ii#oirflt
.«XM idT •iUi^ lo i#iMinBWi «& if^lw Mmh fU il €> jU^
-i^JtlMjM !• 1^^ muMM »M 0^ bltodl^^l itf AM ICTOd WO lo Tt^«B
^Hi Mlivi^is 1 si Ka<f^ «inX ewBlt ol -a ib?i ox koioo ^omi
Am ,iCn li *nm odi ^v* ji.^ wmdA xyiiM 8fx#ir« i»l mptbto «•
f^infff iflXiyii on ^ol ttliiff lo moi^ftttrtwo Ii#nHiiiicixi idt
ml^alvnoo IXa-titd «1# «iMe«i»lllb tsoi •iUsua .1 lo 9:safino
•iiMbIn li Mlnl^ wo lo xiilldAilsi oitf tei «tooa li
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17. DISGUSSIOlff CT RESULTS
1* Results
fbB Boat funda»mtal question of our thesis was of the gen-
eral faasibllity of photographically recording neutron distrlbutloitf
in the high backgroimd of t}m cyclotron chaidser. Hence, the eape->
bllity of our photographic device , a» illustrated by the i>icr(^oto-
graphs of Figures VJI and VIII, ^sas one of the «o»t inportant results
of our inrestieation. Figure VII illt»trates that neutron-caused
tracks can be successfully recorded, and Figure VIII shoes that tte
bfickgrouod present as these tracks are recorded is almost insignifi-
eaat.
The density of tracks, as shosn in Figtrre VII^ is high enou^
to alios a sufficient nuijber of counts to be nade to give a fairly
low statistical error. In our preliminary work, up to 100 tracks
per olate of length ^OOrj. (9«lt *) i»re nade, giving a statistical
error of 10 percent. Of particular helo in the rather az^uous task
of icroscopic exaadnatlon of the plates, is the good contrast be-
tween tracks and background oTldeneed by our developed plates. When
ieved isader the Bicroscope using dark>-field iUuaination, the rela-
tiTS shadings are reversed, background black and tracks white, and
the contrast is even better than shown by the sicrophotographs •
The backgrotsid, illustrated by Figure VIII, is not a cosqpletely
accurate Dortxvyal of conditions as they exist durii^ boitordoent of
the target by the detxbercn beaa. It is pl^raioally iqpossible to
separate background tracks fron stripped neutron tracks imder these
«cc.
';
-it«8 mit To «2. ;t 1UC iro . ^np Tr,
•BOJt#W(fl't^ftlb iJO-fcTi.' r45 S«lb*sooi ; u.A9jL»Js3[BiAVJ-...
:
nndit&Gi £&i%
««qSO id;!' (VOIm! '\xsids' r i^ri.t no f:p -c • V." ri^M arf-t Kl
-o^orkjoioLi III »:- rffl tr '
nrXtftvt icr«^!ccw.:-Mj . .J t •.:'k .'^ / Bs-w§ii xc aoqjfcia
'iii^.' - j^sml -vro lo
«» .1.: T :^rf fi^o
t\fJJ^i.^r , Oi to -ranm
I
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conditions. To picture the backgrmnd as closely ae hum hunanly
poeflibla, a run i«» nade with ovr device retracted joat enou^
from its nomal position to allow the dettteron boaa to sweep by
without obstruction* Expoaure tine iras eli^tly longer than uaual
in an attevtpt to correct fisr the atoomal condition* "Hie remits
shomsd the bQckgroimd so lifflignificantlj' snail that no ed^tfflt»!*nte
"Were necessary in the tabulation of track cotnte*
Althou^ the capability of our deyice was a neceasazy condi-
tion of success in our investigation, it vas the proof of its re-
Itabili-ty that provided the sufficient. c<M)dition* Its faithfulness
in reeofrdlng nsutrcm distributions txxm the deuteron boiribard»^ of
bexylliuB is illustrated by Figures n through XIII, although ad-
fldttedly sonsirtuit laEperfect3y. It nas not our purpose to purarus
the esqperlMBaisal teohniques to the fineness that ccoqpletely aocu~
rate curves (laithin the limits of our device) naiild deoand*
fiathar^ proof of the general reljjibility and potentialities of
our device nas our ain*
Figure IX is pei*aps onougji to indicate this. It itas prepared
by microscopioally counting all tracks over 50ji (2*li ?fev) an indi-
vidual plates, tabulatijag results, and presentijog then in the fora
of the curve* laufaediately evident is the peakinf, in the forward
direction, characteristic of neutrons from deuteron-induced reac-
tions* Our experi»»ntal distrlbation coraparee favorably in general
shape and half-^idth at half-audjaaa with the observations of
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.'-O'fl
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* If 3 '"•"V^
> ..• dflv is ii^.?:R^l'
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Schecter, who used threshold reactions for neutron detection. Hia
dlstribitticms -were only carried to a point 60 degrees frois the for-
nard direction beyond which he asstoed an Isotropic netttron distri-
bution from the decay of the cca^sotrnd macletai B^^ into B^^ n«
Our observations tend to confirm the geoerftl Talldity of this as8tag>-
tloUf but they sees to indicate the isotropic distribution assuoes
ijcpartanee at 90 degrees and beyond*
Figure X is a comparison of this sane run with the theoretical
predictions of Butler for a zero angular sooentini change. The
ratios of »ero to 90-<tegre« intensities show fair airo^Bisnt while
there is a larger discrepancy in peak width. This can probably be
attribttted to the fact that, at these neutron energies, there is
likely to be a mixt-jire of ©Ten A/ chances rather than sianly that
of aZ * 0. Higher iwniBntnia changes in Butler's theory lead to
major peaks displaced from the forward direction, and a snail aaoimt
of these chains ccKsblned with the iiJL « transfonsation could
Xsad to a distribution shape such as shown by run B*
Run D, oicttm^d in T±gur9 XI, while showing qtMitltatlTS
agreenent with the predicted shape, is comollcated by the fact that
all intensities cm one side of the target are lower than those of
corresponding plates on the (^^poslte side* This asyanetry cannot
bo justified by any theory of strinoed neutron behaTlor and araart
bo a ccMQsequsnce of systenatic errors in technique. A closer exaai-
natlcn of run B reyeals the sans discrepancies to a less noticoablo
doftreo*
• "Hid t^^$9 9ti toJ. tr:- \fi^ btiWf OJfir ,?«?tf ?jfjiB
,-.;,., ..-nis -a.-iA'- «;. '!'''tfi eofiiJiJx.v '.-
Ijft©l;f'5»-i:c9Hi' «vf* /i;fi:iv run: s?a>;-a sldd' to nc?5.i:*r..««r.-> 8 rsi X. «rEf'ji1[
^ftit ^^iiT;; 'e :o s'U'. ">ci od- "\;i
ttBJ&s& litem JS bnB ,rfi->;-:tr;f-*'" *^v:^.>'-j';'^ —^ •:?»?>* frrp ^-h mf?;f-'
ifirtt ^c -:&
u" ;- . . « . rjt,- /,: .-A-."' i'.r. -. ,
-. •• •''•
-^.n-aaTj^foo
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Th» tsost prolaable source of this error irss • lalsallgnnsat
betiteen the gec»9etrioal center lin» of owr device and th*» plane of
the incident deutez'oai bean. Th« distributi«i cwrves indicate that
^e beaia did not strike the target along its center line but sone-
what to on© eidc| that is^ on the upper half of the target at it «ac
oriented in the cjrclotron. Thia Tipould lead to a l/r^ diainytion of
nexitron intenaity on the opi^osite side and would, in part, aeeount
for the asyametry*
Ho'^Tir, a closer exaadnation of the ratio beiareen intensi-
tljes of equal-angle plates on opposite sides of the target shews
that these ratios have a peak value at a ooint somewhere around h^
degrees and a decrease at smaller and larcer angles. Clearly a
l/r^ correction alonrs cannot aceo^nt for this. Because of internal
construction features of our cajosra, hcwever, there are other ad-
justjosnta to be aRjlied that, in con.iunction T»ith the 1/r^ corroc-
tian, give a cooposite adjustaent eurre vith a peak close to h$
degrees*
There are two features to be considered. The first is the
shape of the brass target holder baeklng up the beryllius target*
Since its shape is semicircular (see Figure ITT), a neutron eaanat-
ing from a collision on one side of the target center "would havo
less brass to pass throng before reaching the photographic plates
than vould a neutron leaving at an equal opoosit© angle. The ad-
justaent to neutron intensity on the photographic plates would havs
a BBxiinn at apprcodjaitely 7^ degrees, disinlshing slcwly at soalXsr
ftfiv d-J «i^ if'!*'!!:* -^'.^ "^^^ ir<5ri t^y & :t isri-t ji3>l:>r8 ?>rfe oJ- u-
lo fro" '
' - "
T»4 ot ©roin 7Ji::'>c. fi ti.fiw vrmo .*JjtaoqBro « wjts ^atii
»r^«S^&^ Bffriff^-'t'^'-' ^.^^» ^.s/ ^ aMssrf T-3ri'od .t':5;,T::i.' r.-»eTi frfJ" "^r^ «?«*»
-ba ni{T »eXso« »v)-x^ ' -» tt& iB .
'''<^^'' --'-'
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tagiBB, but going effectivsly to Mro at 90 degroes^ as the strip-
ping reaction can be considered as alaost exelnaiTsly a surfiace
inosi*
The second feature is the relative position of the enrulsioa
surfaces <m the photograjfdiic plates as arranged in otzr device. Thegr
are placed back to baek| that is^ with the eamlsion an the left sur-
faee of the plates on one side of the sero-degree plate and ewnlslnm
SB the right side on the other side of the niddle plate* Again
aanBtag an off-center collision, a netxtron laaring at such aa angle
that it viU be recorded on a gi-ven plate on one side of the sero-
degree plate can reach the enulsion directly nithout passags throogk
ths glass plate* On the other hand, a neutron leaving at an equal
spposite angle vill have the glass plate interposed betveen its
Morce and the emalsion* To reach the emlsion on the opposite
plates and be reeorcted, the neutron oust pass throu^ a greater or
lesser length of glass, depending upon its obliquity* The correc-
tion to be applied to neutron intensitgr viU be a wjawn at snail
Mglss and decrease to zero at 90 degrees*
It is to be noted that all three of these adjtistasnts to
HButron Intensi^ are in the sifls direction and in each case Hill
insrease intensity on the plates on the opposite side of the tarfst
on -Bhich the off-center collision is assiaed* Rou^ ealnulatioiis,
considering the neutrons as point sources and the scattering cross
Motion as 2irr2 in the fomala I (Intensity) - I^e^^^^^^ with
n • nnclei/oait toIuibb and x • the distance of travel throu^ the
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absorbisg laeditDB^ indicate that the saxiBtm corrections ariaing froB
^b« internal construBtion fysaturea are of tht saae order of nagnittida
as the naxlBUB l/r^ eorrecti(m, assuMjie an eccentricity of approxi-
ately 1*.^ BdUiaeters* The coatbination of comBctiona tioiild lead
to neutron intensity ratios of approximately 1.25 at 15 degrees,
1*7 at k^ (tegrees, and 1.2^ at 90 degrees. This is roughly in agree>
ent iiith the pattern of observed intensity ratios and indicates
that the asyaaetry, as shown hj runs B and D, is aeet probably due
to a very slight nisalignaent between the gexxnstrical center line
of our device and the plane of the deuteron beaa*
Further corroboration Is offered by experlaental runs oacto
irith the position of our photc^i^ohic ctevice pr^jressively raised in
rslatioi to the deuteron beas* Run B had a ratio of intensities on
plates U and 13 (at * 1$ degrees to the incident bean) of 1«2^.
Successive x*uns reduced this ratio to 1*09 and finally down to l.Ol.
Accurate experijentatioa, hcmever, imis isade difficult becatuw of
technical cyclotron probleas Miioh necessitated alsost daily shifts
in the lateral and vertical position of the beas. These shifts of
couriM invalidated our reference points and cosplicated controlled
ezperinents. However , the investigation showed to the authors* sat-
isfiftoticm that the asyagoetry of runs B and D was due to adsalignaent
and that careful technique would eliadnate this source of error*
The plots of Figure XII indicate a broadening of the aajor
forward peak with increases of neutron energy* Schecter*s curves
also Indicate this fact, as will be noted "bj reference to his work
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as skom 1a Figtcre IZ« Of aajor interest Is the appearftnce of the
doii^Ie peak at odutron snergles above 9»k Usr* Schecter does not
report this peak \»tll 20 Vbr la reached , but Falk, uslxig both
threshold detectors and proportloiaal counters, reported ths double
peak at 9 Mbt. His curve is shewn in Figure im^ along vith the
theoretical predictions of Butlsr for an angular nosentui change of 1.
Our curve ^cras an asymetry which is probably due to the saas ids-
allg|BD»nt exTor noted preriously* However^ the appearance of this
doi:yble peak, even thot^ distorted, was of the greatest iioport in
proving the reliability of our device. Recent experiaental noric
with stripped protons, which obey the sane lass and have di.?tribu->
tiofi curve similar to those of stripped neutrtxis, has gone far in
proving the aain pointe of Butler's theory* Failure of over device
to shoe the double peak might raise serious dotftrts about its relia*
bill^« Komrrer, in the authors' opinion, our owe, as shown in
Figure XIII, does eidiibit this doid>le peak, although scwihst iaper-
fectly* It is to be regretted l^hat ftirther experinantal work could
not be done to better illustrate this point, but a cyclotron shut*
down aloi^ with the tias deadline of this report corabined to curtail
any further investigation*
?• CoeelusioiMi
It should be rearaJbersd that none of the foregoing distribution
curves are clained as highly accurate portrayals of neutron distri-
bution* As previously noted, experiamtal techniques were not car*
risd to ths point that msneh a stateaent would require. It is felt^
"^t-*
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howsTer^ l^t the results as pictured by tho Bterefjhotogrsphs and
dlstribxition curves justify the clains of both the capability and
OTsr-all reliability of oxxr t*otographic derice* m the authors*
opinion, this is the nost iiQ>ortant conelnsion to be derived fren
our investigation.
Hoveter j trends can be discerned by an axaidnation of our dis-
tributions. Frora the results, as pictured, it can be conelucted that
neutrons fron the reaction Be9(d,n)B^ are sharply peaked in the for-
nard direction aix! tall off to an Isotropic distribution at 90
degrees to the direction of the incident deutercn beaa* It can ba
further ccmcluded that neutrons froa this aaas reaction ha^e a
broader peak for increased energies and hsve a dorible-peaked distri-
bution for all neutron ^aergies in excess of apr»rozlaat(^ly 9 Mbt*
3* RseoaasirfatloBB
Despite the fact that our curves can only shonr aajor trends
in neutron distribution, this does not aean that our dmrtce is
Incapable of nixing ]Kn*e accurate rwralts. &Mnrgy errors of B per-
cent and an angular definition of 7 degrees are adequate to iHlTe
distribution curves con^rable in accuracy to those of Falk,
Sahseter, and other investinters prosdnently aentioned in this
report. The sijsplicity of our derloe ^ould aaks it a valuable tool
if axperlawital techniques v»re delreloped to a clegree that viould
kMp errors in detemjjnlnp angular position and er»rgy of stripped
neutrons 'ifithln these limits. It is rccoawnded that additional
tlas be spent on this phase of our InvBstigatlons
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Otsr preliulnRry t»ork shoved that the r>osltion of the targst
in relation to the deiiteron bea« was a rery aeBSitlTe ad^ttstaftnt
and reqtiirsd careftil all^maent. Additiooal tiaa eoold ba spent with
profit on thia rxjtnt. On the other hand, if atritable factors cotxld
be theoretically and axperi«Bntally T>rov«Ki that would M»lng intan-
aitios rasnlting fnm an eccentricity into aqtiality with those on
the other side of the zero-degi«e plate, then deliberate adsaligTi-
nenb could be toed to dctemlne points on the distribntion cwrm
that were displaced in angular position froa the fixed position of
the slots in the filnholder* Doetead of being V> degrade en both
aides of the incident beam, the plates night represent perhape 12
degrees on one side and 19 degrees en the other, and so forth*
This v?ould effectively double the Boiber of «s«ftil plates In our
derioe and therefore lead to wrre reliable eurres*
If ccHxsistently reliable curves could be obtaiasd with onr
(^aaray it is further recoinended that additional wozit be done on
the problea of dtetermlnlnp: spin and parity Talues of tmknown nuclear
states with the aid of the distribution cucnns* Aaau«iag that tim
spin and parity of the ground state of a particular target nucleus
were knoan, distribution curres for Tariota energies of neutrons
trait a deuteron-induced rmictioa with the chosen target ooold be
prepared. These could be cosEpared with the theoretical ctnrTss of
Butlar for different changes in angular neaaenta, and throu^ corre-
latlen between thea spin and parity Taluss could be aaaignad to
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exeited leirelt in th» coapound ouelevs* Thi« infony&tion Mould \m
of grsat aid in the study of the eoaplez internal atruotars of
Bttclai*
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^* CQMSLTJSIOTiS AND RECQMIBHDATIOIB
1, Conc lttslona
From ovar Inyestlgatlran, It 1» concltrfed that:
a* Th# plbotogx^phlc d«Tice, as illtuitratecl In FisnJi^a
IT, HI, and TV, and the ©xp«rl»»i!tal technlqt»c c!escrib©d are
capable of recording reliable ctnrves of the angular dtstrl-btttion of
etttrans tvom denterott-lndnced roaction»«
b. Ifetrtrona from the reaction B«9(<}^n)BlO n^i* sharply
peaked in the forward direction and tail off to an Isotropic dis-
tribution at ^ 90 degrees to the direction of the incident deuteron
bean for nexitron eoerglGS below ?.6 W&v,
c* There is an increase of rwak width in the neutron
diatribtition ctnrvps frosi the reacti«ai Be9(d,n)B^ as neutron energy
Is increased frora 2,h to ^.6 Hbv,
d* Mentrons from the reaction Be9(d,n)B^® have a doxible-
peaksd dlstribtiticm ctnrve when the ei»i»gy of the atripoed netitrons
exceeds 9«b ^tev*
£• Rec OBBPsmlatiepS
It is recoHwnded thatt
a« Additlooal tias be spent in refining ezperi»ental
technlqrtes to redwse errors in neutron distribution to those iiaooaed
by the rAyslcal lljBlts of the apparatus*
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b. Additional tiiB be spent in defining the Misalign*
neat that prodttces an aajmmtxy in nexitran distribution and in
deterinining the practicability of t»ing a deliberata eccentricity
effective2y to do^uble the madber of T^otographic plates in Uw
derice.
c* If Vm corres of neutron distribution dsteralned by
this photograi^ic technique are proved consistently reliable, the
feasibility of determining spin and parity -values of tmknown nuclear
states vith the aid of this technique be investigated.
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A. ORTGIHAL DATA
A recanitulatitm of all recorded rtms, with the indicated
purpose of each, follows;
Rial A - determination of baclqpround
Run B ~ neiitr<»i diatributl<»Mi fr<» Be9(d,n)B^^ reaction
Run C - neutron distributions froa Be9(d,n)B^^ reaction
Run D - neutron distributicma tram Be9(d^)B^^ roactitai
Rvn E - effects of eccentricity-
Run F • effects of eccentricitj
Rim G - effects of eccentricity
The data taksn from these iikliTidual runs is as indicated belout
1. Ricm A
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In nmiber*
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13 15 89 100 ^111 JO 55 hh n1$ k$ 39 31 13
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18 90 16 - «k
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20 120 17 - -
21 135 17 - -
22 150 16 m •
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Angtilarnalw Position of TracksMvAmr (Bogr—g) or»er 50^
11 15 117
11.5 7-5 lUj
It • 137
12.5 7.5 116
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AngularPlate Fwiition of TracksSumber (Degrees) over 50u
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9 m 33
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1* R. £• Bell and L» Q* Elliott, GaMja-Baya from the Reactiop
H-^(p,y)D^ and the Binding Enercf of the Detiteron , Ftiys. Rer.
79, 282 (1950)
2* L. Sehecter, Angular DlatrlbTitlcm of tfeutrona froa Targets Boj-
barded b^ 20 Jter Degterona. Fbya. Rer. 8^, 69? (1951)
3. C. £• F^lk, (d,n) Raactlona ulth 15 Mbt Deuterwia ^ Phya. Rev.
83, li99 (1951)
k» S. ?• Butler, Qa Angular Distrllmtions froM (d,p) and (d,B)
Ittclear Reactiona , Phya. Rer. 80, 1095 (1950)
5* J* CSiadwiek, A* H* Wky, T* 0. Pieka'vance, and C* F* Powell,
An Inveatigatlon of the Scattering of High-Fjiergy Partielea
from the Cyclotron "b^ the T^otograi^le ifethod , Proc • Roy.
Soc, A183, 1 (19Ui)
6« H. T. Richarda, A PhotograiAic Plate ST)ectnni of the Metitropa
firom the Disintegration of IlthiiBi hj; DaTiterons , Fliys. Rer.
52, 796 (191*1)
7* W. M. Oibaon and D. L. li^raaay, Sautrona Eaitted in the Diala-'
tegration of Nitrogen b^ De^teraiM. Psroe* I^ya. Soc. 60, 5^
(1S«48)
8« J» C. Qroaskreuts, iteutrwM froai C(d.n)!t and Cn(d,n)Zn . Fhya»
Rev. 76, 182 (I9I49)
9. R. A. Peek, Jr., A f^otographie Study of Weutrona froa Al H ,
Biya. Rer. 76, 1279 (191^9)
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10. S. Rvdbin, A Photographic Auparatta for Angtilar Distribution
Iteaauroaants , aiys. Hav. 72, 1176 (1917)
11. L. Roaan, F. K* Tallaad^^ &ni J. H. WiUlana, Range Diatribtrbion
of tha Charged Particlea fro« tha D-D Reactiona for 10 Iter
Deuterons^ Phys. Rav. ]6, 1283 (19li9)
12* S. Htbin, W. A* Fowler, and C« C* lAiiritaan, Angular DiatribTition
fi£ j^ I^'^(P.a)a Raaction. T>hys. Rer. 71, 212 (19li7)
13* F. L« Talbott, private conavmication vitfa H. Yagoda reported in
Reference 18, p. 267
lit* P. D«asrB, Han Photographic Eanlaiops Showing Iirorored Tracka of
lonialng f^orticlea , Can. J. Reaearch A2$. 223 (19U7)
15. M. S. LLrlBgaton and H. A. Batha, !ftxclear SypaMJoa . Exoerlaental.
Bar. Modem Phya. £, 268 (1937)
16* C. F. Powell, a. ?. S. Ooehialinl, D. L. liTaaej, and L. 7.
Chiltcm, A Sew Photographic F.Hnilslon for the Detection of Faat
Charged Patrtieles . J. Sd. Inatr. 23, KK (1^6)
17. C. M. 0. Xattea, P. H. Fowler^ and P. Cuer, A Study of the
Iteclaar Tranawifeatiopa of Lif^t Elaaanta by the Photographic
Ifcthod . Proc. Phya. Soc. 5^, 883 (19U7)
18. H. Tagoda, Radicactirity Measureaenta with Wuclaar Eaqlaions »
John viley and Sana, Inc. New York (I9ii9)
19. W. F. HomcTak, T. lamritaen, P. Morriaon, and W. A. Fowler,
Energy LErvela of Llg^t Huclei . Rey. Modern FliyB. 22, 321
(1950).
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17138Barnes I
A photographic techni-que for the determinatioof the angular distri-butionof neutrons ,,,2 56 i+ 5 2 8
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ThesisP232 Barnes
17138
A photographic tech-nique for the determinationof ^the angular distributionof neutrons from deuteron-induced reactions.
Librr.ry
U. S. Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, California
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