The reaction 13C(alpha,n)16O: a background for the observation of geo-neutrinos

S. Harissopulos, H. W. Becker, J. W. Hammer +3

The absolute cross section of the ${}^{13}$C($\alpha$,n)${}^{16}$O reaction has been measured at E${}_{\alpha }$ = 0.8 to 8.0 MeV with an overall accuracy of 4%. The precision is needed to subtract r…