Computational benchmark for deep penetration in iron

Conference · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5628751

Carter, L. L.; Hendricks, J. S.

A benchmark for calculation of neutron transport through iron is now available based upon a rigorous Monte Carlo treatment of ENDF/B-IV and ENDF/B-V cross sections. The currents, flux, and dose (from monoenergetic 2, 14, and 40 MeV sources) have been tabulated at various distances through the slab using a standard energy group structure. This tabulation is available in a Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory report. The benchmark is simple to model and should be useful for verifying the adequacy of one-dimensional transport codes and multigroup libraries for iron. This benchmark also provides useful insights regarding neutron penetration through iron and displays differences in fluxes calculated with ENDF/B-IV and ENDF/B-V data bases. (GHT)

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-14-2170
• OSTI ID: 5628751
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-1867-FP; CONF-791103-49
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

654003* -- Radiation & Shielding Physics-- Neutron Interactions with Matter
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
IRON
METALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MEV RANGE 10-100
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
TRANSITION ELEMENTS