1. Verification of the MCNP model of Manganese Bath
- Author
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Pavel Suk, Ondrej Novak, Jan Rataj, Tomas Bily, and Ondrej Huml
- Subjects
Radionuclide ,Materials science ,Neutron emission ,020209 energy ,Nuclear engineering ,020208 electrical & electronic engineering ,Nuclear data ,Iso standards ,02 engineering and technology ,Manganese bath ,Technical university ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Neutron source ,Neutron - Abstract
The paper describes verification of the MCNP model of manganese bath used at the Czech Technical University for education purposes. The bath consists of a spherical tank made of plexiglass filled with an aqueous solution of MnSO 4 with the total volume of 163.3 litres. Neutron sources are introduced into the centre of the bath manually using a dry plexiglass channel. The MCNP model contains all important geometric and material details of the bath including optional neutron source. Its verification was performed based on experimentally determined activity; as well, neutron emission rates for used radionuclide sources were compared. The experiments were performed with two various radionuclide neutron sources (Am-Be and 252Cf). Comparison of calculation results with ENDF/B-VII.1 and JEFF-3.2 nuclear data libraries was performed.
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- 2020