High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 34, Issue 8, 086002(2022)

Monte Carlo simulation of neutron capture γ-rays from nitrogen in the atmosphere

Li Liu1, Yinghong Zuo1, Shengli Niu1, Jinhui Zhu1, and Xiazhi Li1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
  • 2School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Reaction cross-section between neutron and 14N
    Geometry model of neutron transport in the atmosphere
    Neutron surface current and fluence vs. distances
    Neutron secondary gamma energy release rate vs time at different distances
    Neutron secondary gamma energy and energy release rate vs distances
    Fitting of neutron capture γ-ray energy release rate
    Neutron secondary gamma energy release rate vs. time for different neutron energy
    Fitting parameters of neutron capture γ-ray energy release rate for different neutron energy
    • Table 1. Gamma ray fluence rate, relative error and FOM factor by using different variance reduction method

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      Table 1. Gamma ray fluence rate, relative error and FOM factor by using different variance reduction method

      distance/kmmethod of variance reductionfluence rate of γ at 1×10−2 s /(10−3cm−2·s−1) relative errorFOM factor
      2.0none59.88.1%2.7
      time splitting63.11.4%3.5
      geometry splitting62.42.3%11
      time splitting + geometry splitting62.20.6%13
      3.0none3.5736%0.14
      time splitting4.775.3%0.24
      geometry splitting4.714.9%2.4
      time splitting + geometry splitting4.581.1%3.2
    • Table 2. Energy of neutron and secondary gamma at different distances

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      Table 2. Energy of neutron and secondary gamma at different distances

      distance/kmneutron energy/MeVgamma energy/MeV
      0.10.921.54
      0.30.391.46
      0.50.261.46
      1.00.171.33
      1.50.161.24
      2.00.181.24
      2.50.201.27
      3.00.231.32
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    Li Liu, Yinghong Zuo, Shengli Niu, Jinhui Zhu, Xiazhi Li. Monte Carlo simulation of neutron capture γ-rays from nitrogen in the atmosphere[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(8): 086002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nuclear Science and Engineering

    Received: Feb. 25, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202234.220055

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