MEASUREMENTS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRON FIELDS

被引:26
作者
BIRATTARI, C
DEPONTI, E
ESPOSITO, A
FERRARI, A
PELLICCIONI, M
SILARI, M
机构
[1] CNR, IST TECNOL BIOMED AVANZATE, I-20131 MILAN, ITALY
[2] UNIV MILAN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, LASA, I-20090 SEGRATE, ITALY
[3] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, LAB NAZL FRASCATI, I-00044 FRASCATI, ITALY
[4] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, SEZ MILANO, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
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10.1016/0168-9002(94)91338-2
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The application of the Monte Carlo code FLUKA in the simulation of the stray radiation field around high energy accelerators has been tested against experimental results obtained at the 205 GeV/c hadron beam at CERN. The present paper demonstrates the validity of the code in predicting neutron spectra in very complex geometrical conditions with large attenuation factors involved. The same experimental data served as a confirmation of the behaviour of a modified Andersson-Braun rem counter with a response function extended up to hundreds of MeV (LINUS). The present results confirm previous experimental evidence of the much increased response of this monitor with respect to conventional instruments when used in radiation fields with a substantial high energy neutron component.
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页码:534 / 543
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