The Displacement per Atom (DPA) rate is conventionally computed with DPA cross sections in reactor applications. The method of direct calculation with energy-angular distributions given in the Center of Mass (CM) frame is proposed and recommended in the present work. The methods for refining and verifying the calculations of DPA cross sections are proposed: (i) Gauss-Legendre-Quadrature-based Piecewise Integration (GLQPI) for ensuring the numeric convergence of integral over emission angle due to the discontinuity of integrand; (ii) verification of the convergence for trapezoidal integration over the secondary energy; (iii) interpolation of double-differential cross sections. For 56Fe of JEFF-3.1.1, the current numeric integration over emission angle is shown not convergent, whereas the direct trapezoidal over the secondary energy and the direct interpolation of energy-angle-integrated damage are shown accurate. On the other hand, it is shown that the DPA cross sections are overestimated if isotropic angular distributions are assumed. However, the DPA cross section is not sensitive to the high-order Legendre polynomials because the former is an angle-integrated quantity. Numerical results of neutron elastic scattering show that 2 orders of Legendre polynomials can give the DPA rates of 56Fe within 0.5% overestimation for fission reactors, while 4 orders are required for fusion reactors. For neutron inelastic scatterings-induced DPA, the first order Legendre polynomial is sufficient for both fission and fusion reactors.
Characterization of TRIGA RC-1 neutron irradiation facilities for radiation damage testing
本文介绍了在意大利ENEA卡萨恰研究中心TRIGA Mark II反应堆的两个辐照装置上进行的中子通量测量结果。这些测量的目的是提供一个完整的中子辐照设施的特性,准确和精确的剂量评估辐射损伤试验,更一般地说,为所有的应用程序,需要一个很好的知识中子通量的强度,能谱和空间分布。中子活化技术用于测量几种反应的活化率,选择这些反应以覆盖中子通量谱的整个能量范围。通过基于贝叶斯统计模型的展开算法得到多群中子注量率测量。实验结果表明,该实验方法可以测量总中子注量率,测量误差在2%以内,并能很好地描述其能谱和空间分布。
Study of Possible Scintillation Mechanism Damage in PbWO4 Crystals After Pion Irradiation
我们采用了两种独立的方法来研究可能的损害钨酸铅晶体中的闪烁机制,由于照射的34 GeV的介子束。首先,用窄光束同时照射10个晶体超过30小时,这样每个晶体只有一小部分区域受到影响。我们研究了辐照对光输出不均匀性的影响。如果观察到局部降解,则表明闪烁机制受损。其次,我们使用两个光电管连接到一个晶体的两侧检测光输出。由于这些光电管仅从小的局部区域检测闪烁光,因此传输损耗的影响应该是最小的。我们没有看到任何统计学上显着的证据,闪烁机制损害与任何方法。影响与零一致,95% C. L时上限为0.5%。
In-situ Radiation Damage Study of Silicon Carbide Detectors Subjected to Clinical Proton Beams
Marietta Blau Institute for Particle Physics, Austrian Academy of Sciences(玛丽塔·布劳粒子物理研究所,奥地利科学院);Institute of Atomic and Subatomic Physics, TU Wien(维也纳工业大学原子与亚原子物理研究所)
Radiation damage study of Belle II silicon strip sensors with 90 MeV electron irradiation
Institute of High Energy Physics, Austrian Academy of Sciences(奥地利科学院高能物理研究所);Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM(艾克斯-马赛大学,法国国家科学研究中心/法国原子能和替代能源委员会,粒子与宇宙学实验室);Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar(布巴内斯瓦尔印度理工学院);Indian Institute of Technology Madras(马德拉斯印度理工学院);Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur(斋普尔马拉维亚国立技术学院);Punjab Agricultural University(旁遮普农业大学);Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(塔塔基础研究院);Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa(比萨大学物理系)