In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 4 May 2011 13:54:29 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Storms thinks the neutrons are probably caused by a secondary reaction, >possibly something prosaic. The gamma rays could be as well, I suppose. >However, that has no bearing on the fact that their presence proves the >experiments are sensitive enough to detect them. >
Some fast alphas could create the occasional spallation neutron. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html