The response functions and pulse height spectrum(PHS) of a 2''×2'' BC501A detector were obtained through a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation toolkit,Geant4.A relatively simple but effective m...The response functions and pulse height spectrum(PHS) of a 2''×2'' BC501A detector were obtained through a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation toolkit,Geant4.A relatively simple but effective method was adopted to unfold the PHS.Recommendations regarding the response matrix were proposed to optimize the unfolding results.The results indicate that the accuracy of the unfolding can be greatly improved using many incident neutrons with a wide energy range,a proper energy interval,and an appropriate channel width of the response matrix.The above-mentioned method was verified by unfolding three different types of simulated spectrum,the results of which are in good accord with the simulated distribution.展开更多
Attaining tritium self-sufficiency is indispensable in a Z-pinch-driven fusion–fission hybrid reactor(ZFFR).In this paper,a conceptual design is presented in which the Z-FFR tritium cycle system was divided into eigh...Attaining tritium self-sufficiency is indispensable in a Z-pinch-driven fusion–fission hybrid reactor(ZFFR).In this paper,a conceptual design is presented in which the Z-FFR tritium cycle system was divided into eight subsystems.A theoretical analysis of tritium inventory based on the mean residence time was performed to quantitatively obtain the tritium distribution in each subsystem.Tritium self-sufficiency judgment criteria were established using a tritium mass flow analysis method.The dependency relationships between the burning rate,tritium breeding ratio,extraction efficiency,and tritium self-sufficiency were also specified for the steady state.展开更多
基金supported by the Funding Agency ITER(No.2014GB11204)
文摘The response functions and pulse height spectrum(PHS) of a 2''×2'' BC501A detector were obtained through a general-purpose Monte Carlo simulation toolkit,Geant4.A relatively simple but effective method was adopted to unfold the PHS.Recommendations regarding the response matrix were proposed to optimize the unfolding results.The results indicate that the accuracy of the unfolding can be greatly improved using many incident neutrons with a wide energy range,a proper energy interval,and an appropriate channel width of the response matrix.The above-mentioned method was verified by unfolding three different types of simulated spectrum,the results of which are in good accord with the simulated distribution.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11505165)
文摘Attaining tritium self-sufficiency is indispensable in a Z-pinch-driven fusion–fission hybrid reactor(ZFFR).In this paper,a conceptual design is presented in which the Z-FFR tritium cycle system was divided into eight subsystems.A theoretical analysis of tritium inventory based on the mean residence time was performed to quantitatively obtain the tritium distribution in each subsystem.Tritium self-sufficiency judgment criteria were established using a tritium mass flow analysis method.The dependency relationships between the burning rate,tritium breeding ratio,extraction efficiency,and tritium self-sufficiency were also specified for the steady state.
