Measurement of neutron spectra following stopped muon capture on liquid deuterium

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dc.contributor.authorTurcot, André Spenceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:10:38Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:10:38Z
dc.date.copyright1987en_US
dc.date.issued1987
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Physics
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractThe energetic neutron spectrum following stopped muon capture on liquid deuterium has been measured for the first time. The measurement, performed at TRIUMF, used a high purity liquid deuterium target. The energy measurement was based on the time-of-flight technique which relied on detecting both neutrons present in the final state within a constrained geometry. The final spectrum obtained shows evidence of a possible en­hancement of the neutron yield in the 35-50 Mev energy range. The find­ings are consistent with the prediction for the high energy neutron limit of a 200% enhancement due to meson exchange currents. The results show that further experimental investigation of light nuclei ( A ~ 4) is neces­sary to determine whether meson exchange currents are responsible for the observed enhancements in the energetic particle spectrum following muon capture in heavier nuclei.
dc.format.extent94 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19950
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleMeasurement of neutron spectra following stopped muon capture on liquid deuteriumen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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