Advances in the computation of the Sjöstrand, Rossi, and Feynman distributions
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (KIT) (Germany)
- Kyoto Univ. (Japan)
This study illustrates recent computational advances in the application of the Sjöstrand (area), Rossi, and Feynman methods to estimate the effective multiplication factor of a subcritical system driven by an external neutron source. The methodologies introduced in this study have been validated with the experimental results from the KUKA facility of Japan by Monte Carlo (MCNP6 and MCNPX) and deterministic (ERANOS, VARIANT, and PARTISN) codes. When the assembly is driven by a pulsed neutron source generated by a particle accelerator and delayed neutrons are at equilibrium, the Sjöstrand method becomes extremely fast if the integral of the reaction rate from a single pulse is split into two parts. These two integrals distinguish between the neutron counts during and after the pulse period. To conclude, when the facility is driven by a spontaneous fission neutron source, the timestamps of the detector neutron counts can be obtained up to the nanosecond precision using MCNP6, which allows obtaining the Rossi and Feynman distributions.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1422765
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1550620
- Journal Information:
- Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 101, Issue PC; ISSN 0149-1970
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
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journal | August 2019 |
Paralyzable and non-paralyzable dead-time corrections for the neutron detectors of the KUCA facility driven by external neutron sources
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journal | September 2019 |
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