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- Title
Neutron beam characterization for the Moroccan TRIGA Mark II reactor.
- Authors
Amsil, Hamid; Jalil, Abdelhamid; Kabach, Ouadie; Chahidi, Hassan; Bounouira, Hamid; Elyounoussi, Chafik; Chetaine, Abdelouahed
- Abstract
The TRIGA Mark II research reactor is equipped with four horizontal beam tubes and one thermal column. The tangential (NB1) and Percy (NB2) beam tube, which are the subject of this study, are dedicated to Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis and Neutron Imaging, and (Neutron Diffraction) facilities, respectively. A preliminary neutron characterization is needed for each beam tube. Basic beam parameters, including neutron flux, were measured with threshold activation detectors for the two beam tubes (NB1, NB2). Activity measurement through gamma spectrometry was performed with a high-purity germanium detector to evaluate the neutron flux through multiple analyses of activation detectors. The results were compared with those obtained using an approximated Monte Carlo simulation model for the reactor. A comparison between the experimental and simulated results revealed a good level of agreement.
- Subjects
NEUTRON beams; NUCLEAR activation analysis; GAMMA ray spectrometry; NEUTRON flux; RESEARCH reactors; GERMANIUM detectors; MONTE Carlo method
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2021, Vol 327, Issue 3, p1063
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-021-07613-2