Improvement of Accuracy of Zr/Nb Activation-Rate Ratio Method for D-T Neutron Source Energy Determination
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The determination of neutron energy is important as well as the measurement of neutron fluence in D-T neutron source characterization works for the experimental research studies on the fusion reactor developments, such as neutron cross section measurements, blanket/shielding neutronics and material irradiation experiments. The actual neutron energy values of the ordinary D-T neutron source using a thick Ti-T target is determined by the two effects ; one is the kinematic relation of T (d, n)<SUP>4</SUP> He reaction process, depending on the deuteron accelerating energy and neutron emission angle, and another is the thickness of the tritium layer in the target, which gives the effective deuteron energy reacting on tritium atoms through the energy moderation of incident deuterons in the finite thick target material.<BR>As one of the practical techniques to determine this source neutron energy, an activationrate ratio method based on <SUP>93</SUP>Nb(n, 2n)<SUP>92m</SUP>Nb and <SUP>90</SUP>Zr(n, 2n)<SUP>89</SUP>Zr reactions was proposed and has been applied through the international intercomparison work of D-T neutron source characteristics among each national standard laboratory, such as NBS, PTB, ETL etc.<SUP>(1)</SUP> In this intercomparison, several laboratories' values have been found to be different from the neutron energy values determined by this Zr/Nb activation-rate ratio method, which means systematic discrepancy over experimental uncertainties in the conversion curve from the activation-rate ratio data to the mean neutron energy.<BR>In order to improve the applicability of this Zr/Nb activation-rate ratio method, the present paper gives the basic data on their reaction cross sections and activation-rate ratios in the D-T neutron energy region between 13 MeV and 16 MeV, which has been precisely calibrated at the Japanese 14 MeV standard neutron field, and also discussions are made on the accuracy of the mean neutron energy conversion curve recommended here.
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著者
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Iguchi Tetsuo
Department Of Nuclear Engineering Faculty Of Engineering The University Of Tokyo
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Nakazawa Masaharu
Department Of Electrical Engineering University Of Tokyo:(present Address) Nuclear Engineering Resea
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NAKAZAWA Masaharu
Department of Nuclear engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Tokyo
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IGUCHI Tetsuo
Department of Nuclear engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Tokyo
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NAKATA Kohtaro
Department of Nuclear engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Tokyo
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