CALCULATION OF CORRECTION FACTORS FOR EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SELF-SHIELDING IN Au-197

Authors

  • Phạm Ngọc Sơn Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, Viet Nam,
  • Bạch Như Nguyện The Representative Office of Ministry of Information and Communications in Danang City, Viet Nam,
  • Trịnh Thị Tú Anh The Research Management and International Cooperation Department, Dalat University, Viet Nam,
  • Nguyễn Đắc Châu The Naval Academy, Viet Nam,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.8.3.331(2018)

Keywords:

Au-197, Monte Carlo, Neutron self-shielding correction.

Abstract

The epithermal neutron self-shielding correction factors for 197Au(n,g)198 reaction in Au target foils with different thickness were calculated using the Monte Carlo simulation code MCNP5. In this research, the characteristics of neutron irradiation facility at the thermal column of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor were used as the input parameters for the neutron source definition. The input epithermal neutron energy spectrum is defined as 1/E distribution from 0.5 eV to 0.2MeV.

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15-08-2018

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Volume 8, Issue 3 (2018): Natural Sciences and Technology

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Natural Sciences and Technology

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Sơn, P. N., Nguyện, B. N., Anh, T. T. T., & Châu, N. Đắc. (2018). CALCULATION OF CORRECTION FACTORS FOR EPITHERMAL NEUTRON SELF-SHIELDING IN Au-197. Dalat University Journal of Science, 8(3), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.37569/DalatUniversity.8.3.331(2018)