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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
R. A. Schrack, O. A. Wasson,D. C. Larson, J. K. Dickens, J. H. Todd
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 114 | Number 4 | August 1993 | Pages 352-362
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE93-A24044
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Relative cross-section measurements for the 10B(n, α1γ)7Li reaction were made using the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator Laboratory neutron source. The cross sections were measured by observing the 478-keV photon using an intrinsic germanium detector. The neutron flux was monitored with a high-efficiency plastic scintillator. Monte Carlo calculations were used to provide multiple-scattering and neutron-attenuation corrections to the data. The measured cross sections differ as much as 40% from the ENDF/B-VI evaluation for incident neutron energies greater than 1.5 MeV.
