Energy of neutrons:
Energy of neutrons plays an important role as different types of reactions viz. (n,γ), (n, p), (n, α), (n, n′), (n, 2n) are possible depending on the energy of neutrons as already mentioned earlier within section of the preceding Unit 12. The Schematic layout of the production of 14 MeV fast neutrons as produced in Cockroft-Walton neutron generator using the reaction d (t, n) 4He is shown in Figure.
Figure: Schematic diagram of a 14 MeV neutron generator developed by Cockroft and Walton