Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection

Sivels, Ciara B.; Clarke, Shaun D.; Padovani, Enrico; Prinke, Amanda M.; McIntyre, Justin I.; Pozzi, Sara A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.089

Title: Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection

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Radioxenon detection is an important component of the verification regime for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. We developed and validated a new model in MCNPX-PoliMi to simulate the decay of various radioxenon isotopes and the detector response of a variety of detector types. The model was validated using calibration data from a plastic and NaI(Tl) beta–gamma coincidence detector and the results are presented. Furthermore, the results of this validation show that this model can also be used as a tool to produce training spectra and as a method to calibrate radioxenon detection systems.

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Sivels, Ciara B. ^[1]; Clarke, Shaun D. ^[1]; Padovani, Enrico ^[2]; Prinke, Amanda M. ^[3]; McIntyre, Justin I. ^[3]; Pozzi, Sara A. ^[1]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Politecnico di Milano, Milan (Italy)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1464492

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1703443

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-135096
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; PII: S0168900218309380; TRN: US1902395

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002534; AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 906; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MCNPX-PoliMi; Beta–gamma; Radioxenon; Coincidence simulation

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                    Sivels, Ciara B., Clarke, Shaun D., Padovani, Enrico, Prinke, Amanda M., McIntyre, Justin I., and Pozzi, Sara A. Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Sivels, Ciara B., Clarke, Shaun D., Padovani, Enrico, Prinke, Amanda M., McIntyre, Justin I., & Pozzi, Sara A. Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.089

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                    Sivels, Ciara B., Clarke, Shaun D., Padovani, Enrico, Prinke, Amanda M., McIntyre, Justin I., and Pozzi, Sara A. Sun .  
"Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.089.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1464492.

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  title        = {Validation of MCNPX-PoliMi code for simulations of radioxenon beta–gamma coincidence detection},

  author       = {Sivels, Ciara B. and Clarke, Shaun D. and Padovani, Enrico and Prinke, Amanda M. and McIntyre, Justin I. and Pozzi, Sara A.},

  abstractNote = {Radioxenon detection is an important component of the verification regime for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. We developed and validated a new model in MCNPX-PoliMi to simulate the decay of various radioxenon isotopes and the detector response of a variety of detector types. The model was validated using calibration data from a plastic and NaI(Tl) beta–gamma coincidence detector and the results are presented. Furthermore, the results of this validation show that this model can also be used as a tool to produce training spectra and as a method to calibrate radioxenon detection systems.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2018.07.089},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 906,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Sun Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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