Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2023.2278600
Kenichi Tada, Akio Yamamoto, Satoshi Kunieda, Chikara Konno, Ryoichi Kondo, Tomohiro Endo, Go Chiba, Michitaka Ono, Masayuki Tojo
ABSTRACTNuclear data processing is important to connect evaluated nuclear data libraries and radiation transport codes. The nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 1 was released in 2019 to generate ACE formatted cross section files with simple input data. After we released FRENDY version 1, many functions were developed, e.g., neutron multi-group cross section generation, explicit consideration of the resonance interference effect among different nuclides in a material, adaptive setting of the background cross sections, consideration of the resonance upscattering, ACE file perturbation, statistical uncertainty quantification of probability table, and modification of ENDF-6 formatted file. FRENDY version 2 was released including these new functions. It generates GENDF and MATXS formatted neutron multi-group cross section files from an ACE formatted cross section file or an evaluated nuclear data file. This paper explains the features of the new functions implemented in FRENDY version 2 and the verification of the neutron multigroup cross section generation function of this code.KEYWORDS: FRENDYnuclear data processingevaluated nuclear data libraryneutron multigroup cross section generationACEGENDFMATXSDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. Figure 1. Difference in the neutron multi-group cross section generation between a conventional code and FRENDY.Display full sizeFigure 2. Cross section of U-238 from JENDL-4.0 with and without resonance upscattering (MT=102, XMAS 172g).Display full sizeFigure 3. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 (MT=102, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full sizeFigure 4. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 (MT=22, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full sizeFigure 5. Example of the interpolation of energy with a ratio of 1:2 in the two-dimensional interpolation procedure.Display full sizeFigure 6. Comparison of secondary photon spectra of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 in each division number (MT=22, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g)Display full sizeFigure 7. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56, MT=22, Ein=12 and 13 MeV from JENDL-4.0.Display full sizeFigure 8. Comparison of neutron spectra at the distance of 60 cm from the center of a 1 m radius Fe-56 sphere (JENDL-4.0, VITAMIN-B6 199g).Display full sizeFigure 9. Comparison of secondary photon spectra at the distance of 60 cm from the center of a 1 m radius Fe-56 sphere (JENDL-4.0, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full size
{"title":"Development of nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 2","authors":"Kenichi Tada, Akio Yamamoto, Satoshi Kunieda, Chikara Konno, Ryoichi Kondo, Tomohiro Endo, Go Chiba, Michitaka Ono, Masayuki Tojo","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2278600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2278600","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTNuclear data processing is important to connect evaluated nuclear data libraries and radiation transport codes. The nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 1 was released in 2019 to generate ACE formatted cross section files with simple input data. After we released FRENDY version 1, many functions were developed, e.g., neutron multi-group cross section generation, explicit consideration of the resonance interference effect among different nuclides in a material, adaptive setting of the background cross sections, consideration of the resonance upscattering, ACE file perturbation, statistical uncertainty quantification of probability table, and modification of ENDF-6 formatted file. FRENDY version 2 was released including these new functions. It generates GENDF and MATXS formatted neutron multi-group cross section files from an ACE formatted cross section file or an evaluated nuclear data file. This paper explains the features of the new functions implemented in FRENDY version 2 and the verification of the neutron multigroup cross section generation function of this code.KEYWORDS: FRENDYnuclear data processingevaluated nuclear data libraryneutron multigroup cross section generationACEGENDFMATXSDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. Figure 1. Difference in the neutron multi-group cross section generation between a conventional code and FRENDY.Display full sizeFigure 2. Cross section of U-238 from JENDL-4.0 with and without resonance upscattering (MT=102, XMAS 172g).Display full sizeFigure 3. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 (MT=102, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full sizeFigure 4. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 (MT=22, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full sizeFigure 5. Example of the interpolation of energy with a ratio of 1:2 in the two-dimensional interpolation procedure.Display full sizeFigure 6. Comparison of secondary photon spectra of Fe-56 from JENDL-4.0 in each division number (MT=22, Ein=12.5-12.8 MeV, VITAMIN-J 42g)Display full sizeFigure 7. Secondary photon spectrum of Fe-56, MT=22, Ein=12 and 13 MeV from JENDL-4.0.Display full sizeFigure 8. Comparison of neutron spectra at the distance of 60 cm from the center of a 1 m radius Fe-56 sphere (JENDL-4.0, VITAMIN-B6 199g).Display full sizeFigure 9. Comparison of secondary photon spectra at the distance of 60 cm from the center of a 1 m radius Fe-56 sphere (JENDL-4.0, VITAMIN-J 42g).Display full size","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"9 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135678847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2023.2279299
Motomu Suzuki, Yasunobu Nagaya
ABSTRACTWith the release of the latest Japanese evaluated nuclear data library JENDL-5, the prediction accuracy of JENDL-5 for neutronics parameters of the BEAVRS benchmark for the hot zero power condition was evaluated in this study. The criticality, control rod bank worth (CRW), isothermal temperature coefficient (ITC), and in-core detector signals were calculated and compared with the measured data for evaluation. For the criticality, the calculation-to-measurement (C/E) values varied between 1.0001 and 1.0045. Sensitivity analysis by replacing cross section data from the JENDL-4.0u1 with JENDL-5 revealed that 1H, 235U, 238U, and 16O significantly affected the criticality. The individual CRW agreed within 50 pcm, and total CRW also agreed within 100 pcm from the measured values. The ITC results calculated with a temperature deviation of 5.56 K case were negatively overestimated comparing with the measured values; whereas those of with 2.78 K were improved and agreed with the measured values within a standard deviation. The axial detector signals indicated a maximum relative error of 4.46% and the root mean squared error (RMSE) of 2.13%. The differences between the previous version of JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5 were also investigated.DisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. AcknowledgementsThe authors thank Dr. Kenichi Tada of JAEA for the support in the handling FRENDY code, such as formatted cross section generation and plotting.Figure 1. Fuel assembly (Asm.), burnable absorber, and control rod bank layout (quarter rotational symmetry) [Citation28].Display full sizeFigure 2. Instrument tube positions [Citation28].Display full sizeFigure 3. Whole core calculation model of the horizontal plane at the axial mid-plane.Display full sizeFigure 4. Whole core calculation model of the vertical plane at the core center.Display full sizeFigure 5. Comparison of criticality between JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5 for six cases with different boron concentrations and control rod bank conditions.Display full sizeFigure 6. Comparison of neutron spectra between JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5 in ARO (D = 213 steps) case.Display full sizeFigure 7. Nuclide Substitution Reactivity of JENDL-4.0u1 with JENDL-5.Display full sizeFigure 8. Comparison of scattering cross sections of TSL data for 1H in H2O between JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5.Display full sizeFigure 9. Comparison of capture cross sections of 16O between JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5.Display full sizeFigure 10. Comparison of fission and capture cross sections of 235U between JENDL-4.0u1 and JENDL-5.Display full sizeFigure 11. Comparison of
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Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2023.2278598
Valentina Semkova, Naohiko Otuka, Arjan J. M. Plompen
The full energy peak efficiencies and covariances of a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector determined by the regression method and Monte Carlo method were compared. The impact of the obtained results on the neutron activation cross sections measured relative to monitor cross sections was determined. In the regression method, the efficiencies measured for a set of calibration point sources were analysed by the least-squares analysis. In the Monte Carlo method, the efficiencies for the calibration point sources were calculated by MCNP. The covariances of the efficiencies determined by the regression method were calculated analytically. Perturbation analysis was performed to estimate the covariances of the efficiencies calculated by the Monte Carlo method. Positive correlations higher than 0.8 were found in the uncertainties of the MCNP data for point-like sources. In the case of the regression method, the correlation matrix contains both positive and negative terms. The efficiencies and their covariances were estimated by both methods to take into account sample effects such as geometrical effect and gamma-ray self-absorption and found considerable differences in the cross sections and their uncertainties for reaction products quantified with low energy gammas. The efficiencies and covariances were clearly affected by the properties of the sample.
{"title":"Characterization of a HPGe detector response for activation cross section measurements: regression method versus Monte Carlo method","authors":"Valentina Semkova, Naohiko Otuka, Arjan J. M. Plompen","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2278598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2278598","url":null,"abstract":"The full energy peak efficiencies and covariances of a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector determined by the regression method and Monte Carlo method were compared. The impact of the obtained results on the neutron activation cross sections measured relative to monitor cross sections was determined. In the regression method, the efficiencies measured for a set of calibration point sources were analysed by the least-squares analysis. In the Monte Carlo method, the efficiencies for the calibration point sources were calculated by MCNP. The covariances of the efficiencies determined by the regression method were calculated analytically. Perturbation analysis was performed to estimate the covariances of the efficiencies calculated by the Monte Carlo method. Positive correlations higher than 0.8 were found in the uncertainties of the MCNP data for point-like sources. In the case of the regression method, the correlation matrix contains both positive and negative terms. The efficiencies and their covariances were estimated by both methods to take into account sample effects such as geometrical effect and gamma-ray self-absorption and found considerable differences in the cross sections and their uncertainties for reaction products quantified with low energy gammas. The efficiencies and covariances were clearly affected by the properties of the sample.","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"268 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135678928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2023.2271895
G.N. Pikulina, S.M. Taova
{"title":"EXFOR-Editor package for entering, processing and representing Nuclear reaction data in the EXFOR format","authors":"G.N. Pikulina, S.M. Taova","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2271895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2271895","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"34 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135870047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo radiation transport code that can simulate the behavior of most particle species with energies up to 1 TeV (per nucleon for ions). Its new version, PHITS3.33, was recently developed and released to the public. In the new version, the compatibility with nuclear data libraries and the algorithm of the track-structure modes have been improved, and they are recommended to be used for certain simulation conditions. Some utility functions and software have been developed and integrated into the new PHITS package, such as PHITS Interactive Geometry viewer in 3D (PHIG-3D) and RadioTherapy packaged based on PHITS (RT-PHITS). With these upgraded features, PHITS can be applied in a wide diversity of fields – beyond traditional nuclear engineering domains – including cosmic-ray, environmental, medical, life, and material sciences. In this paper, we summarize the upgraded features of PHITS3.33 with respect to the physics models, utility functions, and application software introduced since the release of PHITS3.02 in 2017.
{"title":"Recent improvements of the particle and Heavy Ion transport code system – PHITS version 3.33","authors":"Tatsuhiko Sato, Yosuke Iwamoto, Shintaro Hashimoto, Tatsuhiko Ogawa, Takuya Furuta, Shin-Ichiro Abe, Takeshi Kai, Yusuke Matsuya, Norihiro Matsuda, Yuho Hirata, Takuya Sekikawa, Lan Yao, Pi-En Tsai, Hunter N. Ratliff, Hiroshi Iwase, Yasuhito Sakaki, Kenta Sugihara, Nobuhiro Shigyo, Lembit Sihver, Koji Niita","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2275736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2275736","url":null,"abstract":"The Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) is a general-purpose Monte Carlo radiation transport code that can simulate the behavior of most particle species with energies up to 1 TeV (per nucleon for ions). Its new version, PHITS3.33, was recently developed and released to the public. In the new version, the compatibility with nuclear data libraries and the algorithm of the track-structure modes have been improved, and they are recommended to be used for certain simulation conditions. Some utility functions and software have been developed and integrated into the new PHITS package, such as PHITS Interactive Geometry viewer in 3D (PHIG-3D) and RadioTherapy packaged based on PHITS (RT-PHITS). With these upgraded features, PHITS can be applied in a wide diversity of fields – beyond traditional nuclear engineering domains – including cosmic-ray, environmental, medical, life, and material sciences. In this paper, we summarize the upgraded features of PHITS3.33 with respect to the physics models, utility functions, and application software introduced since the release of PHITS3.02 in 2017.","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135765824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACTIn this research, we used a self-developed compact D-D neutron generator and designed a neutron radiation biological device. The research results showed that lead was the material with the best neutron permeability; thus, hard lead was selected as the structural material for this device. Our research disclosed a phenomenon that differed from conventional wisdom, namely, the dose contribution of the neutrons reflected from the hard lead material at the top of the device was about twice that of the polyethylene material. Therefore, hard lead was also selected for the material of the top reflector in this device. The study also showed that the device had good dose uniformity, and the standard neutron absorption dose in each irradiation zone could be obtained according to the simulation results. This device may further promote the development of future research work such as neutron radiation biological effects and mutation breeding.KEYWORDS: D-D neutron generatorNeutronRadiation biodeviceAbsorption doseDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. AcknowledgementsThis work was Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12075106), the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 20JR10RA607), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; National Natural Science Foundation of China [12075106]; Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [20JR10RA607].
{"title":"Research on the design of a radiation biodevice based on a compact D-D neutron generator","authors":"Dapeng Xu, Zhiqi Guo, Xu Yang, Xiaohou Bai, Zhiming Hu, Changqi Liu, Junrun Wang, Yu Zhang, Ze’en Yao","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2276409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2276409","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTIn this research, we used a self-developed compact D-D neutron generator and designed a neutron radiation biological device. The research results showed that lead was the material with the best neutron permeability; thus, hard lead was selected as the structural material for this device. Our research disclosed a phenomenon that differed from conventional wisdom, namely, the dose contribution of the neutrons reflected from the hard lead material at the top of the device was about twice that of the polyethylene material. Therefore, hard lead was also selected for the material of the top reflector in this device. The study also showed that the device had good dose uniformity, and the standard neutron absorption dose in each irradiation zone could be obtained according to the simulation results. This device may further promote the development of future research work such as neutron radiation biological effects and mutation breeding.KEYWORDS: D-D neutron generatorNeutronRadiation biodeviceAbsorption doseDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. AcknowledgementsThis work was Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 12075106), the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 20JR10RA607), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; National Natural Science Foundation of China [12075106]; Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province [20JR10RA607].","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"208 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135929239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental and computational verifications of the dose calculation accuracy of PHITS for high-energy photon beam therapy","authors":"Naoya Kuga, Takuro Shiiba, Tatsuhiko Sato, Shintaro Hashimoto, Yasuyoshi Kuroiwa","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2275737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2275737","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"13 2-3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134908441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACTNeutron energy spectra down to thermal energy were measured using a Bonner sphere spectrometer (BSS) for various thicknesses of concrete and steel shielding at the CERN/CHARM facility, where high-energy neutrons were produced by 24-GeV/c protons incident on a thick copper target. The thicknesses of the concrete and steel shielding blocks ranged from 40 cm to 200 cm and from 20 cm to 80 cm, respectively. The BSS consisted of a spherical 3He proportional counter and five polyethylene moderators with diameters of 7.62 cm, 10.2 cm, 12.7 cm, 17.8 cm, and 24.1 cm, respectively. In addition, polyethylene moderators combined with a lead or copper inner shell were used to increase the sensitivity to high-energy neutrons. The neutron energy spectra were deduced using an unfolding method. The initial guesses were obtained using the PHITS code for each experimental geometry. The response function for the BSS was determined using the MCNP6.2 code with JENDL-4.0/HE. The neutron energy spectra over the entire energy region from 10−4 eV to 10 GeV were successfully obtained for the different shielding conditions. The validity of the response function and the contribution of each moderator are discussed referring to previous studies and tests at the standard neutron fields of AIST.KEYWORDS: Neutronsconcrete shieldingsteel shieldinghigh-energy neutronsBonner sphere spectrometerunfoldingDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. Additional informationFundingThis study was supported by the Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA) collaborative research program “Kakehashi”.
{"title":"Measurement of neutron spectra for various thicknesses of concrete and steel shielding at 24-GeV/c proton beam facility using Bonner sphere spectrometer","authors":"Tetsuro Matsumoto, Akihiko Masuda, Eunji Lee, Toshiya Sanami, Takahiro Oyama, Tsuyoshi Kajimoto, Noriaki Nakao, Hiroshi Yashima, Seiji Nagaguro, Yoshitomo Uwamino, Seiya Manabe, Nobuhiro Shigyo, Hideki Harano, Robert Froeschl, Elpida Iliopoulou, Angelo Infantino, Stefan Roesler, Markus Brugger","doi":"10.1080/00223131.2023.2274933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2023.2274933","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTNeutron energy spectra down to thermal energy were measured using a Bonner sphere spectrometer (BSS) for various thicknesses of concrete and steel shielding at the CERN/CHARM facility, where high-energy neutrons were produced by 24-GeV/c protons incident on a thick copper target. The thicknesses of the concrete and steel shielding blocks ranged from 40 cm to 200 cm and from 20 cm to 80 cm, respectively. The BSS consisted of a spherical 3He proportional counter and five polyethylene moderators with diameters of 7.62 cm, 10.2 cm, 12.7 cm, 17.8 cm, and 24.1 cm, respectively. In addition, polyethylene moderators combined with a lead or copper inner shell were used to increase the sensitivity to high-energy neutrons. The neutron energy spectra were deduced using an unfolding method. The initial guesses were obtained using the PHITS code for each experimental geometry. The response function for the BSS was determined using the MCNP6.2 code with JENDL-4.0/HE. The neutron energy spectra over the entire energy region from 10−4 eV to 10 GeV were successfully obtained for the different shielding conditions. The validity of the response function and the contribution of each moderator are discussed referring to previous studies and tests at the standard neutron fields of AIST.KEYWORDS: Neutronsconcrete shieldingsteel shieldinghigh-energy neutronsBonner sphere spectrometerunfoldingDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. Additional informationFundingThis study was supported by the Tsukuba Innovation Arena (TIA) collaborative research program “Kakehashi”.","PeriodicalId":16526,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology","volume":"60 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136381339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACTUncertainty in neutron reaction rates after penetrating a thick copper benchmark assembly was estimated based on two different kinds of Total Monte Carlo methods under random sampling methodology. 500 random nuclear data files were generated for 63Cu by Bayesian Monte-Carlo method by perturbing underlying nuclear model parameters. In the first method, these files were used directly to generate processed libraries preserving all the correlations among different physical quantities. In the second method, the random files generated in the first method were used but the angular distributions of elastic scattering were kept fixed to those of the non-perturbed nominal one. It was found that the two methods gave the same neutron reaction rate after 608 mm penetration of a copper. However, the uncertainty of the first method was smaller than that of the second method. It shows that the correlation between angular distribution of elastic scattering at 0 degrees and total cross section, which stems from Wick’s inequality, affects uncertainty of the calculated neutron reaction rate. It could be concluded that the uncertainty obtained by using the covariance files given in the ENDF-6 format may not give correct results for the uncertainty of neutron penetration calculations.KEYWORDS: Uncertainty of nuclear datacovariancecross-sections14MeV neutron63Cutotal Monte Carlo methodcorrelation of different physical quantitiesfusion neutronicsDisclaimerAs a service to authors and researchers we are providing this version of an accepted manuscript (AM). Copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proofs will be undertaken on this manuscript before final publication of the Version of Record (VoR). During production and pre-press, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal relate to these versions also. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.Figure 1. Calculation scheme of cross section and associated covariance (T6, upper part), and the Total Monte Carlo (TMC) method (lower part). TANES and TAFIS in T6 were not used in the present work.Display full sizeFigure 2. 63Cu neutron total cross sections estimated by T6 system (gray lines) compared with ENDF/B-VIII.0 (red line) and experimental data and the errors [Citation15–20].Display full sizeFigure 3. 63Cu neutron elastic cross sections estimated by T6 system (gray lines) compared with ENDF/B-VIII.0 (red line) and experimental data [Citation21–24].Display full sizeFigure 4. Computational geometry model of FNS copper benchmark experiment.Display full sizeFigure 5. Comparison of 90Zr(n,2n)89Zr reaction rate distribution and the standard deviation between T6 and the result ignoring perturbation of angular distribution.Display full sizeFigure 6. Comparison of 59Co(n,α)56Mn reaction rate distribution and the standard deviation between T6 and the result ignoring perturbation of angular distribution.Display fu
摘要在随机抽样方法下,采用两种不同的Total Monte Carlo方法估计了穿透厚铜基准组件后中子反应速率的不确定性。采用贝叶斯蒙特卡罗方法,通过扰动底层核模型参数,生成了500个随机核数据文件。在第一种方法中,这些文件被直接用于生成保留不同物理量之间所有相关性的处理库。第二种方法利用第一种方法产生的随机文件,但保持弹性散射角分布不变,不变为无扰动标称散射角分布。结果表明,两种方法在铜的608 mm穿透后的中子反应速率相同。然而,第一种方法的不确定度小于第二种方法。结果表明,由Wick不等式引起的0度弹性散射角分布与总截面的相关性影响了中子反应速率计算的不确定性。可以得出结论,用ENDF-6格式给出的协方差文件得到的不确定度不能给出中子侵彻计算的不确定度的正确结果。关键词:核数据的不确定性协方差横截面14mev中子总量蒙特卡罗方法不同物理量的相关性聚变中子免责声明作为对作者和研究人员的服务,我们提供此版本的已接受稿件(AM)。在最终出版版本记录(VoR)之前,将对该手稿进行编辑、排版和审查。在制作和印前,可能会发现可能影响内容的错误,所有适用于期刊的法律免责声明也与这些版本有关。竞争利益作者声明他们没有竞争利益。图1所示。截面及相关协方差的计算方案(T6,上半部分)和Total Monte Carlo (TMC)方法(下半部分)。T6中的TANES和TAFIS在本工作中未被使用。显示完整尺寸图2T6系统估算的63Cu中子总截面(灰线)与ENDF/B-VIII.0的比较(红线)和实验数据及误差[Citation15-20]。显示完整尺寸图3T6系统估算的63Cu中子弹性截面(灰线)与ENDF/B-VIII.0的比较(红线)和实验数据[Citation21-24]。显示完整尺寸图4。FNS铜基准实验计算几何模型。显示完整尺寸图5比较90Zr(n,2n)89Zr反应速率分布及T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差。显示完整尺寸图659Co(n,α)56Mn反应速率分布及T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差比较。显示完整尺寸图7。比较56Fe(n,p)56Mn反应速率分布及T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差。显示完整尺寸图8。64Zn(n,p)64Cu反应速率分布及T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差比较。显示完整尺寸图9。115In(n,n ')115mIn反应速率分布与T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差比较。显示完整尺寸图10比较55Mn(n,γ)56Mn的反应速率分布和T6与忽略角分布扰动的结果之间的标准差。显示完整尺寸图11。63Cu(n,γ)64Cu的反应速率分布及T6与忽略角分布扰动结果的标准差比较。显示完整尺寸图12T6生成的1000个随机文件的63Cu总截面与0度弹性散射截面的相关性入射中子能量为14兆电子伏。显示完整尺寸图13T6生成的1000个随机文件的63Cu总截面与0度弹性散射截面的相关性入射中子能量为2.2 MeV。显示完整尺寸图14。T6生成的1000个随机文件的63Cu总截面与0度弹性散射截面的相关性入射中子能量为1.0兆电子伏。显示完整尺寸图15。T6生成的1000个随机文件的63Cu总截面与0度弹性散射截面的相关性入射中子能量为0.2兆电子伏。全尺寸显示
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