Monte Carlo Calculations of High-Energy Nucleon-Meson Cascades and Comparison with Experiment

T. W. Armstrong; R. G. Alsmiller, Jr.; K. C. Chandler; B. L. Bishop

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22529

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Monte Carlo Calculations of High-Energy Nucleon-Meson Cascades and Comparison with Experiment

T. W. Armstrong, R. G. Alsmiller, Jr., K. C. Chandler, B. L. Bishop

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 49 / Number 1 / September 1972 / Pages 82-92

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22529

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A Monte Carlo transport code for calculating high-energy nucleon-meson cascades in thick targets is described. The calculational method uses an intra-nuclear-cascade-extrapolation-evaporation model for treating nonelastic collisions ≳3 GeV. Calculated results for the development of the cascade induced in thick iron targets by 10-, 19.2-, 29.4-, and 200-GeV/c protons are presented. For the cases of 10-, 19.2-, and 29.4-GeV/c incident protons, comparisons are made with experimental data and, in general, good agreement is obtained.