Monte Carlo simulations and n-p differential scattering data measured with Proton Recoil Telescopes

Terranova, N.*; Aberle, O.*; Alcayne, V.*; Kimura, Atsushi   ; 125 of others*

The U(n,f) cross section from 20 MeV up to about 1 GeV has been measured relative to the H(n,n)H reaction. The neutron flux impinging on the U sample has been obtained by detecting recoil protons originating from n-p scattering in a CH sample. Two Proton Recoil Telescopes (PRT), consisting of several layers of solid-state detectors and fast plastic scintillators, have been set at proton scattering angles of 25.07 and 20.32. Extensive Monte Carlo simulations were performed to characterize proton transport through the PRTs. In this work we compare measured data collected with the PRTs with a full Monte Carlo simulation based on the Geant-4 toolkit.