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2003
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Research into accelerator driven systems using particle track detectors
Research into accelerator driven systems using particle track detectors
In the interaction of relativistic protons with heavy and extended targets such as lead, large number of neutrons is produced in the Course of the so-called spallation process. These neutrons can be used to drive a sub-critical nuclear assembly for energy generation and/or for the transmutation of t...
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Personal Name(s): | Hashemi-Nezhad, S. R. |
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Brandt, R. / Westmeier, W. / Odoj, R. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Institut für Sicherheitsforschung und Reaktortechnik; ISR |
Published in: | Radiation measurements, 36 (2003) S. 261 - 269 |
Imprint: |
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Elsevier Science
2003
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Physical Description: |
261 - 269 |
DOI: |
10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00134-3 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Nukleare Sicherheitsforschung |
Series Title: |
Radiation Measurements
36 |
Subject (ZB): | |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
In the interaction of relativistic protons with heavy and extended targets such as lead, large number of neutrons is produced in the Course of the so-called spallation process. These neutrons can be used to drive a sub-critical nuclear assembly for energy generation and/or for the transmutation of the long-lived nuclear waste isotopes to environmentally safer nuclear species. Such nuclear assemblies are referred to as accelerator driven systems (ADS).Knowledge of the neutron yield in the spallation process and an understanding of the behaviour of these neutrons in the desired sub-critical assembly are the most important and determining factors in the design and operation of these systems. Many parameters related to the neutronics of an ADS can be studied qualitatively as well as quantitatively using solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD). In some circumstances SSNTDs provide the best and the most logical detector option for these investigations.In this paper applications of the SSNTDs into research related to ADS are discussed and some experimental and theoretical results presented. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |