Benchmarking of neutron production of heavy-ion transport codes
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6172 (United States)
- Michigan State Univ., National Superconductiong Cyclotron Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48824-1321 (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, 1004 Estabrook Rd., Knoxville, TN 37996-2300 (United States)
Document available in abstract form only, full text of document follows: Accurate prediction of radiation fields generated by heavy ion interactions is important in medical applications, space missions, and in design and operation of rare isotope research facilities. In recent years, several well-established computer codes in widespread use for particle and radiation transport calculations have been equipped with the capability to simulate heavy ion transport and interactions. To assess and validate these capabilities, we performed simulations of a series of benchmark-quality heavy ion experiments with the computer codes FLUKA, MARS15, MCNPX, and PHITS. We focus on the comparisons of secondary neutron production. Results are encouraging; however, further improvements in models and codes and additional benchmarking are required. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 (United States); European Working Group on Reactor Dosimetry - EWGRD, SCK.CEN, Mol (Belgium)
- OSTI ID:
- 22086955
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-13-ISRD-14-os4p-3; TRN: US13V0033045402
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ISRD-14: 14. International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, NH (United States), 22-27 May 2011; Other Information: Country of input: France
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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