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GWU Status Report: 9-27-07

GWU Status Report: 9-27-07




1) Collimator 3 thickness

The thickness of collimator 3 was reduced from 15.24 cm to 11.23 cm due to available Pb. We simulated this change to see what effect it had. NOTE: This is with collimator 3 in its original position, not moved 5 inches upstream.

Table 1: Background for 15.24 cm and 11.23 cm thick collimator 3, without and with a basic shielding wall (concrete + 2 inch Pb)
15.24 cm thick 11.23 cm thick 15.24 cm thick w/ wall 11.23 cm thick w/ wall
Elastic Photons 0.156310 +/- 0.004970 0.174495 +/- 0.005362 0.205914 +/- 0.005289 0.193518 +/- 0.004997
Inelastic Photons 0.01564 +/- 0.00049 0.01476 +/- 0.00047 0.23651 +/- 0.00213 0.22897 +/- 0.00207
Inelastic Electrons 0.07134 +/- 0.00226 0.07648 +/- 0.00230 0.51148 +/- 0.00789 0.49905 +/- 0.00773
Moller Photons 0.243395 +/- 0.011738 0.283988 +/- 0.013493 0.193534 +/- 0.011671 0.159545 +/- 0.009552
Moller Electrons 0.734129 +/- 0.042743 0.747627 +/- 0.044131 0.156575 +/- 0.020214 0.143294 +/- 0.018980