Modification on thermal motion in Geant4 for neutron capture simulation in Gadolinium loaded water

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Autori principali: Hino, Y., Abe, K., Asaka, R., Han, S., Harada, M., Ishitsuka, M., Ito, H., Izumiyama, S., Kanemura, Y., Koshio, Y., Nakanishi, F., Sekiya, H., Yano, T.
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author Hino, Y.
Abe, K.
Asaka, R.
Han, S.
Harada, M.
Ishitsuka, M.
Ito, H.
Izumiyama, S.
Kanemura, Y.
Koshio, Y.
Nakanishi, F.
Sekiya, H.
Yano, T.
author_facet Hino, Y.
Abe, K.
Asaka, R.
Han, S.
Harada, M.
Ishitsuka, M.
Ito, H.
Izumiyama, S.
Kanemura, Y.
Koshio, Y.
Nakanishi, F.
Sekiya, H.
Yano, T.
contents Neutron tagging is a fundamental technique for electron anti-neutrino detection via the inverse beta decay channel. A reported discrepancy in neutron detection efficiency between observational data and simulation predictions prompted an investigation into neutron capture modeling in Geant4. The study revealed that an overestimation of the thermal motion of hydrogen atoms in Geant4 impacts the fraction of captured nuclei. By manually modifying the Geant4 implementation, the simulation results align with calculations based on evaluated nuclear data and show good agreement with observables derived from the SK-Gd data.
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spellingShingle Modification on thermal motion in Geant4 for neutron capture simulation in Gadolinium loaded water
Hino, Y.
Abe, K.
Asaka, R.
Han, S.
Harada, M.
Ishitsuka, M.
Ito, H.
Izumiyama, S.
Kanemura, Y.
Koshio, Y.
Nakanishi, F.
Sekiya, H.
Yano, T.
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
Neutron tagging is a fundamental technique for electron anti-neutrino detection via the inverse beta decay channel. A reported discrepancy in neutron detection efficiency between observational data and simulation predictions prompted an investigation into neutron capture modeling in Geant4. The study revealed that an overestimation of the thermal motion of hydrogen atoms in Geant4 impacts the fraction of captured nuclei. By manually modifying the Geant4 implementation, the simulation results align with calculations based on evaluated nuclear data and show good agreement with observables derived from the SK-Gd data.
title Modification on thermal motion in Geant4 for neutron capture simulation in Gadolinium loaded water
topic High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.04186