Detail publikačního výsledku

Monte Carlo simulations and experimental results on neutron production in the uranium spallation target QUINTA irradiated with 660 MeV protons

KHUSHVAKTOV, J.; ADAM, J..; SVOBODA, J.; ZEMAN, M. et al.

Originální název

Monte Carlo simulations and experimental results on neutron production in the uranium spallation target QUINTA irradiated with 660 MeV protons

Anglický název

Monte Carlo simulations and experimental results on neutron production in the uranium spallation target QUINTA irradiated with 660 MeV protons

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Článek WoS

Originální abstrakt

The activation experiment was performed using the accelerated beam of Phasotron accelerator at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). The natural uranium spallation target QUINTA was irradiated with protons with energy 660 MeV. Monte Carlo simulations of neutron production were performed using the Geant4 code. The number of leakage neutrons from the sections of the uranium target surrounded by the lead shielding and the number of leakage neutrons from lead were determined. The total number of fissions in the setup QUINTA was determined. Experimental values of reaction rates for the produced nuclei in the 127I sample were obtained and several values of reaction rates were compared with the results of simulations. Experimentally determined fluence of neutrons in energy interval 10–175 MeV using the (n,xn) reactions in the 127I(NaI) sample was compared with the results of simulations. Possibility of transmutation of the long-lived radionuclide 129I in the QUINTA setup was estimated.

Anglický abstrakt

The activation experiment was performed using the accelerated beam of Phasotron accelerator at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR). The natural uranium spallation target QUINTA was irradiated with protons with energy 660 MeV. Monte Carlo simulations of neutron production were performed using the Geant4 code. The number of leakage neutrons from the sections of the uranium target surrounded by the lead shielding and the number of leakage neutrons from lead were determined. The total number of fissions in the setup QUINTA was determined. Experimental values of reaction rates for the produced nuclei in the 127I sample were obtained and several values of reaction rates were compared with the results of simulations. Experimentally determined fluence of neutrons in energy interval 10–175 MeV using the (n,xn) reactions in the 127I(NaI) sample was compared with the results of simulations. Possibility of transmutation of the long-lived radionuclide 129I in the QUINTA setup was estimated.

Klíčová slova

Accelerator-driven systems, Neutron fluence, Fission reaction, Uranium, Monte Carlo simulations, Geant4

Klíčová slova v angličtině

Accelerator-driven systems, Neutron fluence, Fission reaction, Uranium, Monte Carlo simulations, Geant4

Autoři

KHUSHVAKTOV, J.; ADAM, J..; SVOBODA, J.; ZEMAN, M. et al.

Rok RIV

2019

Vydáno

10.03.2018

Nakladatel

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Místo

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

ISSN

0969-8043

Periodikum

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Číslo

137

Stát

Spojené státy americké

Strany od

102

Strany do

107

Strany počet

6

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804317307388

BibTex

@article{BUT149200,
  author="Jurabek {Khushvaktov} and Jindřich {Adam} and Josef {Svoboda} and Miroslav {Zeman}",
  title="Monte Carlo simulations and experimental results on neutron production in the uranium spallation target QUINTA irradiated with 660 MeV protons",
  journal="Applied Radiation and Isotopes",
  year="2018",
  number="137",
  pages="102--107",
  doi="10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.03.003",
  issn="0969-8043",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969804317307388"
}