Earthy source of natural neutrons

International Journal of Applied Physics

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAP Journal

Volume 7 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Anatoly Gusev, Inacio Martin

10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I3P109

How to Cite?

Anatoly Gusev, Inacio Martin, "Earthy source of natural neutrons," SSRG International Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 7,  no. 3, pp. 54-56, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V7I3P109

Abstract:

a process of neutron production s decay of the soil radon was simulated with Geant4 Monte Carlo toolkit. It is shown that such a source significantly weaker being compared with that of the cosmic ray albedo origin.

Keywords:

radon, soil, nuclear reaction, alpha-particle, neutron, Monte Carlo simulation

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