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JAEA-Conf 2011-002 - 日本原子力研究開発機構

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Measurementof Neutron-Production Double-Differential<br />

Cross Sections for 290 MeV/u Oxygen Ion Incidence<br />

*Daisuke MORIGUCHI a , Haruhiko UEHARA a , Tsuyoshi KAJIMOTO a<br />

Keiichi HIRABAYASHI a , Hidetaka HIRANO a , Tomoya NISHIZAWA a<br />

Nobuhiro SHIGYO a , Yusuke UOZUMI a , Daiki SATOH b , Toshiya SANAMI c<br />

Yusuke KOBA d , Masashi TAKADA d , Naruhiro MATSUFUJI d<br />

aDepartment of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering Kyushu University<br />

744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan<br />

bJapan Atomic Energy Agency<br />

2-4 Shirakatashirane, Tokai, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan<br />

cHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization<br />

1-1 O-ho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan<br />

dNational Institute of Radiological Sciences<br />

4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan<br />

email : moriguchi@kune2a.nucl.kyushu-u.ac.jp<br />

Neutron-production double-differential cross sections for 290 MeV/u oxygen ion<br />

incidence on carbon target were measured with NE213 liquid organic scintillators<br />

by time-of-flight technique. NE213 liquid organic scintillators 12.7 cm in diameter<br />

and 12.7 cm thick were placed in the directions of 15 ◦ ,30 ◦ ,45 ◦ ,60 ◦ ,75 ◦ and 90 ◦ .<br />

The typical flight path length was 4.0 m. In order to reduce neutrons from the beam<br />

dump, an iron and a concrete shield was placed between the detectors and the beam<br />

dump. For measurement of background, a shadow bar was set between the target<br />

and each detector. Neutron detection efficiencies were obtained by calculations with<br />

a Monte Carlo simulation code SCINFUL-QMD. The cross sections were obtained<br />

for neutron energy above 3.6 MeV. The experimental results were compared with<br />

the calculation data of the PHITS2 code.<br />

1. Intorduction<br />

<strong>JAEA</strong>-<strong>Conf</strong> <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>002</strong><br />

As increasing the number of patients enrolled in carbon-ion cancer therapy, the potential<br />

risk of radiation-induced second cancers has become a serious issue, especially for<br />

young patients [1, 2]. It is thus important to investigate the risk, including the contribution<br />

of secondary particles that are inevitably produced within the patient and beam<br />

line devices due to the potency of their biological effect. In particular, it is important<br />

to know contribution of secondary neutrons because the secondary neutron has a strong<br />

penetrability and gives undesired dose to normal tissues in a wide area [3]. Recently, a<br />

plan to investigate contribution of secondary neutron using simulation codes is furthered.<br />

However, the reliability of calculation codes has been evaluated limitedly, because the

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