Measured angular and energetic distributions of neutrons obtained by bombarding Be, C, and U thick targets with 2 H at 17, 20, and 28 MeV incident energies are reported. The data were obtained using the time-of-flight method. The energetic distributions of neutrons were determined at 0 ± , 5 ± , 10 ± , and 20 ± . The data are compared with a modelization based on stripping formalism extended for thick targets.[S1098-4402(99)00029-4] PACS numbers: 29.25.Dz, 25.85.Ec