Characterizing Secondary Neutrons at BLIP for Isotope Production Applications
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| author | Lin, Wilson Skulski, Michael A. Cutler, Cathy S. Medvedev, Dmitri G. Morrell, Jonathan T. |
| author_facet | Lin, Wilson Skulski, Michael A. Cutler, Cathy S. Medvedev, Dmitri G. Morrell, Jonathan T. |
| contents | Fast secondary neutrons created at the Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer (BLIP) facility following proton irradiation were characterized by the foil activation technique and compared with FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations. The FLUKA-simulated neutron flux was spectrally adjusted following the maximum entropy formalism using the International Reactor Dosimetry and Fusion File (IRDFF-II), with predictions agreeing with experimental measurements to within 9% following the adjustment procedure. A multitude of degrader configurations were simulated to assess the feasibility of improving the fast (En > 20 MeV) secondary neutron yield at the proposed neutron target position (N-slot). A configuration where the N-slot is closest to the proton degrader produced the highest fast neutron yield, with tungsten degraders achieving the best performance. Assuming the optimized target-degrader configuration proposed in this work, we discuss potential isotope production opportunities with secondary neutrons. In most cases the yields are in the order of several mCi. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterizing Secondary Neutrons at BLIP for Isotope Production Applications Lin, Wilson Skulski, Michael A. Cutler, Cathy S. Medvedev, Dmitri G. Morrell, Jonathan T. Applied Physics Nuclear Experiment Fast secondary neutrons created at the Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer (BLIP) facility following proton irradiation were characterized by the foil activation technique and compared with FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations. The FLUKA-simulated neutron flux was spectrally adjusted following the maximum entropy formalism using the International Reactor Dosimetry and Fusion File (IRDFF-II), with predictions agreeing with experimental measurements to within 9% following the adjustment procedure. A multitude of degrader configurations were simulated to assess the feasibility of improving the fast (En > 20 MeV) secondary neutron yield at the proposed neutron target position (N-slot). A configuration where the N-slot is closest to the proton degrader produced the highest fast neutron yield, with tungsten degraders achieving the best performance. Assuming the optimized target-degrader configuration proposed in this work, we discuss potential isotope production opportunities with secondary neutrons. In most cases the yields are in the order of several mCi. |
| title | Characterizing Secondary Neutrons at BLIP for Isotope Production Applications |
| topic | Applied Physics Nuclear Experiment |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.13254 |