NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 48, Issue 2, 020403(2025)

Monte Carlo simulation optimization study of DDAA applied to SNM detection

Lianjun ZHANG1...2, Yulai ZHENG1,2,*, Mengjiao TANG1,3, Yong LI1,2, Chao LIU1,2, Qiang WANG1,2, Guobao WANG1,2,3, and Chen ZHANG12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Department of Nuclear Technology and Application, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
  • 2IAEA Collaborating Center for Nuclear Security Technologies, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Nuclear Detection Technology, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Diagram of detection of SNM expected measurement signals based on DDAA technology[15]
    Schematic diagram of DDAA-based SNM detection system
    Schematic diagram of Geant4 simulation optimization process
    Diagram of thermal neutron induced SNM fission neutron spectrum
    Geometric model (a), relationship between neutron detection efficiency and 3He tube dimensions and pressure (b)
    The relationship between neutron detection efficiency and the density and thickness of moderators
    Neutron energy spectra of moderated polyethylene with different thicknesses (color online)
    Diagram of geometric model and the relationship between the neutron fission probability and the density and thickness of the moderating body(a) Geometric model, (b) Neutron fission probability
    Diagram of optimized detection systems in different geometric configurations Geant4 simulation (color online)
    The neutron count and time curves obtained by different geometric configurations (color online)
    FOM calculation results under different geometric configurations of detection system
    Detection response for SNM samples of different masses (color online)
    • Table 1. The relationship between neutron energy and counting after different thickness polyethylene moderators

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      Table 1. The relationship between neutron energy and counting after different thickness polyethylene moderators

      中子能量Neutron energy / MeV不同慢化体厚度下中子计数 Neutron counts at different thickness polyethylene moderators
      1 cm2 cm3 cm4 cm5 cm6 cm7 cm8 cm9 cm
      0.004 88318 135860 7481 283 3301 474 2501 467 0901 337 3301 149 990951 635765 328
      0.014 6573 026103 739102 30787 68669 39553 57340 83430 53622 861
      0.024 4153 02970 12567 37656 61145 57834 88826 41819 80614 792
      0.034 1845 08256 35653 07044 30334 99327 09520 39315 33711 241
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    Lianjun ZHANG, Yulai ZHENG, Mengjiao TANG, Yong LI, Chao LIU, Qiang WANG, Guobao WANG, Chen ZHANG. Monte Carlo simulation optimization study of DDAA applied to SNM detection[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020403

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    Category: NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION

    Received: Mar. 5, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 14, 2025

    The Author Email: ZHENG Yulai (ZHENGYulai)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240097

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