In order to make further studies on fusion neutron diagnosis on HL-2A /HL-2M,we have developed and succeeded in the calculation of the Response Function for a Bonner sphere spectrometer,which consists of eight polyeth...In order to make further studies on fusion neutron diagnosis on HL-2A /HL-2M,we have developed and succeeded in the calculation of the Response Function for a Bonner sphere spectrometer,which consists of eight polyethylene spheres with ^3He proportional counters inside.The response function of the Bonner spectrometer to neutrons is of fundamental importance for its neutron spectrum unfolding procedure and is directly related to the quality of the unfolded spectrum.In this paper,we calculated the response function to neutrons from 10^-9 MeV to100 MeV by Geant4.In order to test the accuracy of the Geant4 simulation,we apply it to measure an ^241Am-Be neutron source,and the measured neutron counts of the spectrometer and simulated counts are found to be highly consistent,with a relative error up to 9.3%.This has proven the calculation of the neutron response of the Bonner sphere spectrometer by Geant4 to be quite accurate.展开更多
Neutron radiography uses the unique interaction probabilities of neutrons to create images of materials. This imaging technique is non-destructive. MCNP Monte Carlo Code has been used to design an optimized neutron ra...Neutron radiography uses the unique interaction probabilities of neutrons to create images of materials. This imaging technique is non-destructive. MCNP Monte Carlo Code has been used to design an optimized neutron radiography system that utilizes 241Am-Be neutron source. Many different arrangements have been simulated to obtain a neutron flux with higher amplitude and more uniform distribution in the collimator outlet, next to image plane. In the final arrangement the specifications of neutron filter, Gamma-ray shield and beam collimator has been determined. Simulations has been carried out for a 5Ci 241Am-Be neutron source. In this case 43.8 n/cm2s thermal neutron flux has been achieved at a distance of 35 cm from neutron source.展开更多
In order to realize real-time fusion neutron spectrum diagnosis for the HL_2A Tokamak, a Bonner Sphere Spectrometer （BSS） array has been developed, consisting of eight polyethylene spheres （PS） with embedded aHe p...In order to realize real-time fusion neutron spectrum diagnosis for the HL_2A Tokamak, a Bonner Sphere Spectrometer （BSS） array has been developed, consisting of eight polyethylene spheres （PS） with embedded aHe proportional counters. To validate its spectrometric capability, spectrum measurement of an 241Am-Be neutron source was carried out and is described. The Monte Carlo code Geant4 was used to calculate the response functions, taking this interference into consideration. Finally, the neutron spectrum was unfolded in the energy range from 10-9 MeV to 20 MeV. The unfolded spectrum has remarkable consistency with the ISO 8529-1 standard 2alAm-Be neutron spectrum which is a preliminary demonstration that this BSS is reliable and practical.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.10976028,11375195)National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China(No.2013GB104003)
文摘In order to make further studies on fusion neutron diagnosis on HL-2A /HL-2M,we have developed and succeeded in the calculation of the Response Function for a Bonner sphere spectrometer,which consists of eight polyethylene spheres with ^3He proportional counters inside.The response function of the Bonner spectrometer to neutrons is of fundamental importance for its neutron spectrum unfolding procedure and is directly related to the quality of the unfolded spectrum.In this paper,we calculated the response function to neutrons from 10^-9 MeV to100 MeV by Geant4.In order to test the accuracy of the Geant4 simulation,we apply it to measure an ^241Am-Be neutron source,and the measured neutron counts of the spectrometer and simulated counts are found to be highly consistent,with a relative error up to 9.3%.This has proven the calculation of the neutron response of the Bonner sphere spectrometer by Geant4 to be quite accurate.
文摘Neutron radiography uses the unique interaction probabilities of neutrons to create images of materials. This imaging technique is non-destructive. MCNP Monte Carlo Code has been used to design an optimized neutron radiography system that utilizes 241Am-Be neutron source. Many different arrangements have been simulated to obtain a neutron flux with higher amplitude and more uniform distribution in the collimator outlet, next to image plane. In the final arrangement the specifications of neutron filter, Gamma-ray shield and beam collimator has been determined. Simulations has been carried out for a 5Ci 241Am-Be neutron source. In this case 43.8 n/cm2s thermal neutron flux has been achieved at a distance of 35 cm from neutron source.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11375195)National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Science Program of China(2013GB104003)
文摘In order to realize real-time fusion neutron spectrum diagnosis for the HL_2A Tokamak, a Bonner Sphere Spectrometer （BSS） array has been developed, consisting of eight polyethylene spheres （PS） with embedded aHe proportional counters. To validate its spectrometric capability, spectrum measurement of an 241Am-Be neutron source was carried out and is described. The Monte Carlo code Geant4 was used to calculate the response functions, taking this interference into consideration. Finally, the neutron spectrum was unfolded in the energy range from 10-9 MeV to 20 MeV. The unfolded spectrum has remarkable consistency with the ISO 8529-1 standard 2alAm-Be neutron spectrum which is a preliminary demonstration that this BSS is reliable and practical.
