Measurement of the neutron spectrum of a Pu-C source with a liquid scintillator

The neutron response function for a BC501A liquid scintillator （LS） has been measured using a series of monoenergetic neutrons produced by the p-T reaction. The proton energies were chosen such as to produce neutrons in the energy range of 1 to 20 MeV. The principles of the technique of unfolding a neutron energy spectrum by using the measured neutron response function and the measured Pulse Height （PH） spectrum is briefly described. The PH spectrum of neutrons from the Pu-C source, which will be used for the calibration of the reactor antineutrino detectors for the Daya Bay neutrino experiment, was measured and analyzed to get the neutron energy spectrum. Simultaneously the neutron energy spectrum of an Am-Be source was measured and compared with other measurements as a check of the result for the Pu-C source. Finally, an error analysis and a discussion of the results are given.     

Use of the EUR LiB 15/5 data set for radiation shielding calculations in iron

Abstract

The shielding effect of an iron sphere assembly has been tested for a Pu-α-Be neutron source placed in the center of the shield assembly. Emergent neutron and gamma spectra were measured with a stilbene scintillation counter. Discrimination between neutrons and gammas was achieved by the pulse shape discrimination technique based on the zero crossing method. Calculations have been made using the one-dimensional transport code ANISN-Westinghouse version (ANISN-W) and the EUR LiB 15/5 cross section data set. The agreement between measurements and calculations indicates that the cross section set and the calculation model are suitable for studying the iron shielding experiments over the neutron energy range 1.35–10 MeV and the gamma energy range 0.3–6 MeV. Total macroscopic cross sections for fast neutrons, linear attenuation coefficients for gamma rays and half-value thicknesses for neutrons and gammas for the whole energy range and at different energies have been obtained.     

中子引起单粒子翻转过程的Monte Carlo计算模拟

从中子与硅原子相互作用的物理机理出发,利用Monte Carlo方法编制了中子引起单粒子翻转的计算模拟程序,并对14 MeV中子环境下的16K位静态存储器硅片翻转过程中的物理量进行了计算,同时可为中子引起的单粒子翻转的研究提供截面和描述内部物理过程的参考数据。     

Investigation of fast neutron interaction with235U

The angular distribution of neutrons emitted by elastic, inelastic and fission processes on²³⁵U were measured at the incident neutron energies of 1.5, 1.9, 2.3, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and 5.5 MeV using nanosecond time-of-flight technique. The differential elastic scattering cross sections and their angular distributions at all the seven energies are presented. The total elastic scattering cross sections, angle and energy integrated cross sections for the inelastically scattered neutrons in energy bands of 200 keV, fission cross sections and the angular distributions of fission neutrons were extracted at 1.5, 1.9 and 2.3 MeV incident neutron energies. The energy distributions of the prompt fission neutrons and of the inelastically scattered neutrons are given at the incoming neutron energies of 1.5, 1.9 and 2.3 MeV; and the average fission neutron energies and the inelastic neutron evaporation temperatures were also evaluated at these energies.     

Bismuth-fission detectors for high energy nucleons: II. Proton and neutron responses

A critical requirement for the ²⁰⁹Bi-fission detector is the knowledge of its response as a function of energy for both neutrons and protons. For this reason, stacks of ²⁰⁹Bi-fission detectors have been exposed to proton beams of 100 and 150 MeV at the Paul Sherrer Institute. Similar stacks have been exposed to neutron beams of 100 and 160 MeV at the Svedberg Laboratory from Uppsala University. The calibrations data with neutrons have been compared with those obtained with protons of the same energies. This comparison has proved that the response of ²⁰⁹Bi-fission detector for neutrons is two to three times smaller than that for protons at least in the range of nucleon energy up to 150 MeV.     

快中子在Li核上的弹性散射微分截面

用伴随粒子飞行时间法测量了14.7MeV中子在⁶Li和⁷Li核上的弹性散射截面,并用蒙特卡罗方法对中子在样品中的通量衰减、多次散射作了修正.本文工作与他人工作以及理论数据作了比较.给出了截面的勒让德系数;截面实验点总误差在10%到15%之间,其中统计误差为1%-5%.     

Improvement of neutron detection efficiency with high sensitive CR-39 track detector

Two subjects have been studied for establishing an efficient detection technique applicable to neutrons with an energy higher than 20 MeV, for which personnel dosimetry becomes more important especially in space activities and radiation protection around high-energy accelerators.

A performance of a new sensitive detector, recently developed copolymer of CR-39 and N-isopropylacrylamide, was checked in a D–T neutron field. It was confirmed experimentally that its sensitivity was several times as high as a pure CR-39 in the radiator effect and more than twice in the total efficiency. In the other experiment, CR-39 samples were exposed to 65 MeV quasi-monoenergetic neutrons, and the registration characteristics have been investigated from a fundamental point of view. The particles recorded were divided into three groups of proton relatives, -particles and heavy ions by applying the growth curve method and the multi-step etching technique. The measured fractions were in good agreement with the values calculated by SSNERS code previously developed.     

Messung von Wirkungsquerschnitten für die Reaktionen 27Al(N,P) 27Mg, 27Al(N, α)24Na und 27Al(N, α)24MNa im Energiebereich zwischen 6,3 MeV und 8,3 MeV

Measurements of Cross Sections for the Reactions ²⁷Al(N, P) ²⁷Mg, ²⁷Al(N, α)²⁴Na and ²⁷Al(N, α)^24mNa in the Energy Region between 6,3 MeV and 8,3 MeV Using the activation method cross-sections for the reactions ²⁷Al(n, α₀)²⁴Na, ²⁷Al(n, α₁)^24mNa and ²⁷Al(n, p)²⁷Mg have been measured in the energy range 6.3 MeV to 8.3 MeV. Fast neutrons were produced at the Stuttgart University 4 MV Dynamitron via the reaction ⁹Be(α, n)¹²C irradiating 0.52 μm beryllium layers on high pressure water-cooled copper backings. The energy of the He-ions was varied between 1.86 MeV and 2.76 MeV, while the average current was 200 μAmp. The neutron flux has been measured with a 2″ × 2″ NE 213 liquid scintillator cell.     

Spin-flip probability in the inelastic scattering of 16.9 MeV neutrons from 12C

The neutron spin-flip probability S(θ) for inelastic scattering of unpolarized 16.9 MeV neutrons to the 4.44 MeV state of ¹²C has been determined by measuring the absolute directional correlation between the scattered neutrons and the subsequent E2 deexcitation γ- radiation emitted perpendicular to the scattering plane. Time-of-flight techniques with carbon recoil detection in a plastic scintillator were used to separate elastically and inelastically scattered neutrons. The neutron spin-flip data were found to be in close agreement with 20.0 MeV proton spin-flip results. Comparison of the measurement is made with the predictions of a microscopic antisymmetrized distorted wave calculation in which the direct reaction mechanism is supplemented by a two step resonance contribution. This theoretical analysis reveals the presence of a strong quadrupole resonance at 20.5 MeV excitation in ¹²C. The results are also influenced to a lesser extent by the E1 giant dipole resonance.     

Fast neutron production with 54 MeV deuterons

The yield of neutrons above 10 MeV produced by irradiating 14 elements with 54 MeV deuterons were determined. Energy spectra in the forward direction were measured with a time- of-flight technique. The angular distributions were measured with threshold detectors. The observed neutron spectra were compared with theoretical results for nuclear and Coulomb break-up of deuterons.     

Measurement of the neutron spectrum of a Pu-C source with a liquid scintillator

The neutron response function for a BC501A liquid scintillator (LS) has been measured using a series of monoenergetic neutrons produced by the p-T reaction. The proton energies were chosen such as to produce neutrons in the energy range of 1 to 20 MeV. The principles of the technique of unfolding a neutron energy spectrum by using the measured neutron response function and the measured Pulse Height (PH) spectrum is briefly described. The PH spectrum of neutrons from the Pu-C source, which will be used for the calibration of the reactor antineutrino detectors for the Daya Bay neutrino experiment, was measured and analyzed to get the neutron energy spectrum. Simultaneously the neutron energy spectrum of an Am-Be source was measured and compared with other measurements as a check of the result for the Pu-C source. Finally, an error analysis and a discussion of the results are given.     

Neutron multiplicity in the fission of 238U and 235U with neutrons up to 200 MeV

Prompt-fission-neutron multiplicities were measured for 238U(n,f) and 235U(n,f) from 0.4 to 200 MeV. The data are of great importance in connection with accelerator-coupled nuclear reactor systems incinerating actinides. We report that fission induced by 200 MeV neutrons produces approximately 10 more prompt neutrons than fission induced by reactor neutrons. Most neutrons are evaporated from the fission fragments and the prefission compound nucleus, as the preequilibrium emission of energetic neutrons accounts for a maximum of 15% of the prompt neutrons at 200 MeV.     

The behavior of HfB2 at neutron irradiation: a simulation study

The behavior of Hafnium di-boride (HfB₂) under neutron irradiation has been simulated in a wide range of energy from 0.025?eV up to 14?MeV. The simulation and the analysis have been carried out using Geant4 and its related database. From the radiation shielding perspective, it was observed that, under thermal neutron irradiation, HfB₂ scatters neutrons with a marginally higher energy than the incident neutrons and also produces prompt gamma rays up to 11?MeV. These results would indicate that, for high-energy neutron 14?MeV, not only is HfB₂ unacceptable as a reasonable neutron absorber but also produces 20?MeV prompt gamma rays.     

Polarization of neutrons from the d-t reaction and in n-p scattering

The polarization of 32 MeV neutrons from the d-t reaction has been measured using n-He scattering at an angle of 130° (lab). A He gas scintillator was used as a scatterer, and the scattered neutrons were measured by counting the He recoils which were coincident with pulses from the side detector and which were synchronized with the deuteron beam bunch. Polarizations in n-p scattering have been measured using the polarized neutrons at angles of 30°, 40° and 50° (lab).     

Photodisintegration of the deuteron from 100 to 420 MeV

The differential cross section of the photodisintegration of the deuteron has been measured for photon lab. energies from 100 to 420 MeV. The protons were detected with a range telescope. Competing backgrounds due to pion photoproduction have been eliminated by detecting the coincident neutrons with a liquid scintillation counter.     

Energy spectra and asymmetries of neutrons emitted after muon capture

Inclusive energy spectra and the energy dependence of the asymmetry parameter have been measured for neutrons emitted after muon capture in O, Si, Ca and Pb. In addition a neutron-neutron coincidence measurement has been performed for Ca. The results of these measurements confirm the exponential shape of the energy spectra and the positive asymmetry observed by Sundelin and Edelstein. The observation of neutrons with energies above 50 MeV and the observation of simultaneous emission of two high-energy neutrons suggest the importance of short-range nucleonnucleon correlations in this process.     

中子源有源法核查技术研究

用有源 (主动 )方法研究了贫化铀组合系统的中子诱发裂变缓发中子探测技术 .在不同屏蔽和组合等条件下测量和比较了贫化铀系统的缓发裂变中子分布 ,进一步研究了实验系统的可核查性 .探讨了区分核与非核系统的方法. The technique for detecting the delayed neutrons from neutron induced fission in uranium systems was studied by using an active method with 3He proportional counting tube array and a 14 MeV D T neutron source. Under the conditions of different shielding and combination, the distributions of delayed fission neutrons from depleted uranium systems were measured and the reliability of the systems was studied. The method to distinguish a nuclear system from a non nuclear one was discussed.     

Highest temperatures sustainable in heavy nuclei produced in Ar+Au collisions at 60 AMeV

The specific decay mode of hot nuclei surviving fission or fragmentation and leading in the final state to the production of a large residue has been studied in Ar+Au collisions at 60 AMeV. The temperature of these residues has been obtained by analysing the kinematical characteristics (angular and kinetic energy distributions) of the coincident neutrons detected by the DEMON neutron detector. A total cross section of 50 mb has been measured for the production of residues with an initial temperature of 6 MeV or more. This result is compared with the predictions of a microscopic transport model.     

Effect of fast neutron irradiation on the structural and optical properties of Makrofol DE 1-1 CC polycarbonate

Samples from sheets of the polymeric material Makrofol DE 1-1 CC have been exposed to neutrons of incident energy in the range of 0.8–19.2 MeV. The modifications induced in Makrofol samples due to neutron irradiation have been studied through different characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, intrinsic viscosity, refractive index and color difference studies. Infrared spectroscopy indicated that cross-linking is the dominant mechanism in the energy range of 2.3–19.2 MeV. The cross-linking reported by FTIR spectroscopy destroyed the degree of ordering in the Makrofol samples, as revealed by the XRD technique. Also, this cross-linking led to an increase in the values of intrinsic viscosity from 0.41 to 0.68 at 28 °C, indicating an increase in the average molecular mass, associated with an increase in the refractive index. Additionally, the non-irradiated Makrofol samples showed significant color sensitivity toward neutron irradiation. The sensitivity toward neutron irradiation can be seen by the change in the blue color component of the non-irradiated Makrofol film to yellow after the samples are exposed to neutrons up to 19.2 MeV. This is accompanied by a net increase in the darkness of the samples.     

高灵敏度的快中子照相系统

快中子照相系统由闪烁光纤阵列和科学级可见光CCD等元件组成. 14 MeVD-T聚变中子在穿透样品后进入50 mm×50 mm闪烁光纤阵列，中子辐射转换为中心波长496 nm的绿光. 光纤阵列长100 mm，光纤截面500 μm×500 μm，100×100根闪烁体光纤组成阵列. 阵列对14 MeV中子探测效率经估算可达21.4%. CCD与光纤阵列之间采用反射镜和透镜耦合方式，使CCD避开中子源直接辐照. 综合考虑光纤尺寸、CCD记录噪声及中子源与受照样品几何关系等因素，理论上系统可获得整体分辨率1.5 mm的中子图像. 在K400直流加速器中子源上进行了初步实验，获得了中子图像.