Spectrometry of neutron field based on p(20)+Be source reaction

Autor: Ján Kozic, Milan Štefánik
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, Vol 37, Pp 38-42 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2336-5382
DOI: 10.14311/APP.2022.37.0038
Popis: The research deals with a spectrometry of neutron field based on the p(20)+Be source reaction. The p(20)+Be interaction stands for a nuclear reaction where protons accelerated to energy of 20 MeV bombard Be target. Produced neutron field has broad energy distribution up to 18 MeV. The research was carried out at the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and was motivated by extension of experimental possibilities of the NG-2 target station. To determine the neutron spectrum, the activation foil technique was used. During the experiment, ten activation foils were irradiated. Activated foils were measured using the HPGe detector to determine the reaction rates of observed reactions. The neutron field was simulated in the MCNPX code, and the simulation served as a priori information for the unfolding of the neutron spectrum in the SAND-II code. A determined neutron spectrum is essential for various experiments, e.g., material research, measurements of nuclear data, etc.
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