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DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164095
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Radioactivity; Neutron production; (alpha, n) reactions; Underground experiments; Neutron background
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- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, UK)
- University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
- STFC [ST/N000277/1, ST/S000747/1, ST/S003398/1, ST/L502492/1, ST/R000042/1, ST/M003469/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Neutrons can induce background events in underground experiments looking for rare processes. Neutrons in a MeV range are produced in radioactive decays via spontaneous fission and (alpha, n) reactions, and by cosmic rays. Neutron fluxes from radioactivity dominate at large depths (> 1 km w. e.). A number of computer codes are available to calculate cross-sections of (alpha, n) reactions, excitation functions and neutron yields. We have used EMPIRE2.19/3.2.3 and TALYS1.9 to calculate neutron production cross-sections and branching ratios for transitions to the ground and excited states, and modified SOURCES4A to evaluate neutron yields and spectra in different materials relevant to high-sensitivity underground experiments. We report here a comparison of different models and codes with experimental data, to estimate the accuracy of these calculations.
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