Cross-section measurements of 6Li, 7Li, 9Be, 10Be, 10B, 11B formed by spallation reactions induced by protons in the energy range 150 MeV to 19 GeV in oxygen targets
- 15 May 1968
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 46 (10) , S557-S560
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p68-295
Abstract
The determination of Li, Be, and B cross sections formed by spallation reactions induced by high-energy protons in C, N, and O targets is of interest for cosmic-ray physics and astrophysics. A mass-spectrometric method has been devised to measure the stable and long-lived isotopes 6Li, 7Li, 9Be, 10Be (τ = 2.5 × 106 yr), 7Be (τ = 54 d), 10B, 11B, formed in oxygen for proton energies of 0.15, 0.60, and 19 GeV. These results have been included in a program of calculations allowing us to determine the quantity of matter traversed by galactic cosmic rays of energy > 1.5 GeV/nucleon; the observed relative abundances are best fitted, in the slab approximation, by passage through 5.4 ± 1 g/cm2 of hydrogen.Keywords
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