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Gamma Flux Bubble Chamber Expected Rates – Sept 2015 January 20, 2016 1

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3 G EANT 4 M ODEL Gap between radiator and collimator = 0.59 inches Distance between radiator and center of glass cell = inches

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Gamma Flux

Bubble Chamber Expected Rates – Sept 2015

January 20, 2016

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• GEANT Model • Gamma Flux vs Electron Kinetic Energy• Expected Natural N2O Rate• Expected Rates of:

I. 18O(g,a)14CII. 17O(g,n)16OIII. 14N(g,p)13C

• Remarks

OUTLINE

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GEANT4 MODEL• Gap between radiator and collimator = 0.59 inches• Distance between radiator and center of glass cell

= 14.02 inches

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Total Nγ = 9.3 108 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 1.1 109 /(μA s)

GEANT4 Cut = 1 keV

Forward flux from radiator

Flux entering glass cell

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Total Nγ = 1.2 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 1.3 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 1.5 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 1.7 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 1.9 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 2.1 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 2.3 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 2.5 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 2.7 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 3.0 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 3.2 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 3.5 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 3.8 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 4.1 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 4.4 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 4.5 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 5.1 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 5.5 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 5.9 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 6.3 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 6.7 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 7.1 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 7.5 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 8.0 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 8.4 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 8.9 109 /(μA s)

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Total Nγ = 9.4 109 /(μA s)

Total Nγ = 9.9 109 /(μA s)

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• For natural N2O, most events are γ-α from 18O

EXPECTED NATURAL N2O RATES

No Threshold

Cut

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• Chamber threshold = 130 keV• Elastic neutron scattering – 16O(n,n) and 14N(n,n) – is not

included

EXPECTED 17O(g,n)16O RATE

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• Chamber threshold = 90 keV• Elastic neutron scattering – 16O(n,n) and 14N(n,n) – is not

included

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• Expected rate from 14N(γ,p)13C with lower operational pressure (Chamber threshold = 50 keV)

EXPECTED 14N(g,p)13C RATE

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• Expected rate from 14N(γ,p)13C with lower operational pressure (Chamber threshold = 20 keV)

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• Design new radiator to match lower electron energy for 19F(g,a)15N

• Must reduce distance between radiator and chamber to increase flux by at least a factor of 10

• Use silver (or even gold) radiator?• Use silver collimator

CONCLUSIONS