Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation
Shielding of a neutron source housing for 1 Ci 241Am-Be source has been designed and fabricated based on the simulation carried out using Monte Carlo code FLUKA. Neutron and photon dose equivalent rates at the surface and at 1 m distance from the surface of the housing were calculated using FLUKA si...
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| author | A K Bakshi S Chatterjee Sandipan Dawn Mudit Beck T Palani Selvam |
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| description | Shielding of a neutron source housing for 1 Ci 241Am-Be source has been designed and fabricated based on the simulation carried out using Monte Carlo code FLUKA. Neutron and photon dose equivalent rates at the surface and at 1 m distance from the surface of the housing were calculated using FLUKA simulation and measured using gamma and neutron dose rate meters. The calculated and measured gamma and neutron dose equivalent rates agree well. Neutron spectra outside the source housing were generated using FLUKA simulation and measured with the ROSPEC + simple scintillation spectrometer neutron spectrometry system and also agree reasonably well. Gamma spectra outside the source housing and residual activity due to activation products in stainless steel and lead of the housing were also generated through simulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f702d7c484564332894ac630054edb142022-12-21T21:56:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsRadiation Protection and Environment0972-04642020-01-0143315416110.4103/rpe.rpe_54_20Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulationA K BakshiS ChatterjeeSandipan DawnMudit BeckT Palani SelvamShielding of a neutron source housing for 1 Ci 241Am-Be source has been designed and fabricated based on the simulation carried out using Monte Carlo code FLUKA. Neutron and photon dose equivalent rates at the surface and at 1 m distance from the surface of the housing were calculated using FLUKA simulation and measured using gamma and neutron dose rate meters. The calculated and measured gamma and neutron dose equivalent rates agree well. Neutron spectra outside the source housing were generated using FLUKA simulation and measured with the ROSPEC + simple scintillation spectrometer neutron spectrometry system and also agree reasonably well. Gamma spectra outside the source housing and residual activity due to activation products in stainless steel and lead of the housing were also generated through simulation.http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2020;volume=43;issue=3;spage=154;epage=161;aulast=Bakshi241am-befluka simulationneutron sourceresidual activityshielding housing |
| spellingShingle | A K Bakshi S Chatterjee Sandipan Dawn Mudit Beck T Palani Selvam Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation Radiation Protection and Environment 241am-be fluka simulation neutron source residual activity shielding housing |
| title | Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_full | Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_fullStr | Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_short | Shielding designing of 241Am-Be neutron source housing experiment and Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_sort | shielding designing of 241am be neutron source housing experiment and monte carlo simulation |
| topic | 241am-be fluka simulation neutron source residual activity shielding housing |
| url | http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2020;volume=43;issue=3;spage=154;epage=161;aulast=Bakshi |
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