ATHENA: A unique radiation environment platform at the National Ignition Facility

Quartemont, Nicholas J.; Peterson, George; Moran, Colton; Samin, Adib; Wang, Buguo; Yeamans, Charles; Woodworth, Brandon; Holland, Darren; Petrosky, James C.; Bevins, James E.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2021.165777

Title: ATHENA: A unique radiation environment platform at the National Ignition Facility

Journal Article · 07 September 2021 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2021.165777 · OSTI ID:1881623

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^[1]; Moran, Colton ^[1]; Samin, Adib ^[1]; Wang, Buguo ^[2]; Yeamans, Charles ^[3]; Woodworth, Brandon ^[3];

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Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States); Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

This paper describes the ATHENA platform, an energy tuning assembly, which was developed to spectrally shape the National Ignition Facility (NIF) deuterium–tritium fusion neutron source to a thermonuclear (fusion) plus prompt fission neutron spectrum with a capability to act as a short-pulse neutron source. This unique, otherwise inaccessible radiation environment complements existing experimental facilities and capabilities. Here, the flexible ATHENA irradiation positions were modeled using an ensemble of Monte Carlo simulations with stochastic sampling of the nuclear cross-sections to characterize the radiation environments and uncertainty for the platform. Validation of the internal neutron spectrum produced from fielding ATHENA at NIF occurred through neutron flux unfolding with 20 measured activation products.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1881623

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-838442; 1057728

Journal Information:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Vol. 1016; ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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