Cross section of the $^{13}\mathrm{C}$($\ensuremath{\alpha},n$)$^{16}\mathrm{O}$ reaction: A background for the measurement of geo-neutrinos

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Cross section of the ${}^{13}C$ ( $α, n$ ) ${}^{16}O$ reaction: A background for the measurement of geo-neutrinos

S. Harissopulos, H. W. Becker, J. W. Hammer, A. Lagoyannis, C. Rolfs, and F. Strieder

Phys. Rev. C 72, 062801(R) – Published 22 December 2005

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The absolute cross section of the ${}^{13}C$ ( $α, n$ ) ${}^{16}O$ reaction has been measured at $E_{α} = 0.8$ to 8.0 MeV with an overall accuracy of 4%. The precision is needed to subtract reliably a background in the observation of geo-neutrinos, e.g. in the KamLAND detector.

Received 24 April 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.72.062801

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S. Harissopulos¹, H. W. Becker², J. W. Hammer³, A. Lagoyannis¹, C. Rolfs⁴, and F. Strieder⁴

¹Institute of Nuclear Physics, NCSR “Demokritos,” 153.10 Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
²Dynamitron-Tandem-Laboratorium, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
³Institut für Strahlenphysik, Universität Stuttgart, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
⁴Institut für Physik mit Ionenstrahlen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany

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Phys. Rev. C 96, 029801 (2017)

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Cross section of the ${}^{13}C$ ( $α, n$ ) ${}^{16}O$ reaction: A background for the measurement of geo-neutrinos

S. Harissopulos, H. W. Becker, J. W. Hammer, A. Lagoyannis, C. Rolfs, and F. Strieder

Phys. Rev. C 72, 062801(R) – Published 22 December 2005

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Cross section of the C13(α,n)O16 reaction: A background for the measurement of geo-neutrinos

S. Harissopulos, H. W. Becker, J. W. Hammer, A. Lagoyannis, C. Rolfs, and F. Strieder

Phys. Rev. C 72, 062801(R) – Published 22 December 2005

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