With a Geant4 software package based on the Monte Carlo method, a multi-cell 4π detection system is designed, which consists of 40 Gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillation detectors. These detectors, associated with a ...With a Geant4 software package based on the Monte Carlo method, a multi-cell 4π detection system is designed, which consists of 40 Gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillation detectors. These detectors, associated with a fission chamber in its geometrical center, constitute a platform. This platform is mainly used for the measurement of a fissionable nucleus(n, 2n) reaction cross section. In order to properly determine the experimental set-up, we carry out a systematic numerical simulation using our model which is established by the Geant4 software package. This work provides rich and valuable reference data for experiments on the fissionable nucleus(n, 2n) cross section measurement in the future.展开更多
文摘对液体闪烁探测器EJ339A中子与伽马辐射测量问题,采用理论模拟与实验分析方法,结合自主设计搭建的基于Lab VIEW的数字化信号处理系统,分别完成22Na、133Ba、137Cs和60Co等4种不同能量的γ源等效电子能量测量与刻度。在此基础上,利用中子飞行时间测量原理,在不同时间窗下将锎(252Cf)源近似分化成若干个单能中子源,获得1.9 7.8 Me V范围内中子在探测器中的光输出响应函数。结果表明,理论模拟与实验测量值在低能段比较吻合,而高能段存在约7.3%的误差。
文摘本文详述了自主研发的一种新型液体闪烁体探测器。该探测器的灵敏体积由一个圆柱体和一个圆台拼接而成,因此使得最大直径为3 in的液体闪烁体可以通过圆台能够与1.5 in光电倍增管进行直接对接,无需额外光导。为了选取圆台的最佳倾斜角度,首先利用Geant4模拟软件对不同圆台倾斜角度的探测器光收集效率进行模拟,然后制作角度分别为30°、45°和60°的探测器进行最佳角度的实验验证。实验首先使用22Na和60Coγ源对探测器进行能量刻度并进行光收集效率对比,在误差范围内实验测得的光收集效率随角度的变化规律与模拟结果基本一致,即随着斜面角度的增大,光的收集效率逐渐增高,并且随着角度增大光收集效率的增加越来越快。然后使用252Cf中子源对其中子γ甄别性能进行测试,并基于电荷比较法计算出相同能量阈值下的FOM(Figure of Merit)值,计算结果表明,随着液闪探测器光收集效率的提升,其中子γ甄别性能也得到增强。
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11375063)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.13QN59)
文摘With a Geant4 software package based on the Monte Carlo method, a multi-cell 4π detection system is designed, which consists of 40 Gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillation detectors. These detectors, associated with a fission chamber in its geometrical center, constitute a platform. This platform is mainly used for the measurement of a fissionable nucleus(n, 2n) reaction cross section. In order to properly determine the experimental set-up, we carry out a systematic numerical simulation using our model which is established by the Geant4 software package. This work provides rich and valuable reference data for experiments on the fissionable nucleus(n, 2n) cross section measurement in the future.