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Study on Novel Distributed X-ray Tube Shielding Structure

Tang Huaping, Chen Zhiqiang, Li Guoyu, He Wu, Wang Biao, Lai Sheng
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00238 Mixed Source

Unlike the structural characteristics of conventional single-focus X-ray tubes, the radiation protection and shielding design of distributed multi-focus X-ray tubes requires targeted research. This paper employs Monte Carlo simulation methods to model and investigate the radiation field and shieldin…

Preparation of Nickel-Chromium Composite Coating on Tungsten by Molten Salt Thermal Diffusion Method

Cao Xueshan, Dai Jianxing, Zhang Wei, Yu Guojun
2025-06-19 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00241 Mixed Source

Tungsten is a commonly used shielding material in Sr-90 radioisotope thermoelectric generators, but it exhibits poor high-temperature oxidation resistance. To enhance its oxidation resistance under high-temperature operating conditions, this study fabricated a nickel-chromium composite coating on tu…

Research Progress on Compatibility Assessment of Stainless Steel with Liquid Lead-Bismuth for Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors

Jibo Tan, Zhang Xinrui, Xue Baoquan, Zhang Ziyu, Wu Xinqiang
2025-06-19 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00243 Mixed Source

The environmental compatibility of structural materials in liquid lead-bismuth is a bottleneck restricting the development and construction of lead-cooled fast reactors. 9-12Cr ferritic-martensitic steels and austenitic stainless steels are preferred candidate materials for key equipment in lead-coo…

Numerical Simulation and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis of Nitrate Natural Circulation Loop (NNCL)

Wang Kai, Wang Chaoqun, Cai Chuangxiong, Yang Qun, He Zhaozhong, Wang Naxiu
2025-06-19 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00211 Mixed Source

Background: The nitrate natural circulation loop (NNCL) is an important experimental platform for investigating the natural circulation characteristics of molten salt. Through numerical simulation and parameter sensitivity analysis of the nitrate natural circulation loop (NNCL), this study deepens t…

Measurement of Efficiency Calibration and Coincidence Correction Factor for Well-Type HPGe

Yu Guobing, Gu Xianbao, Xiang Yunxiang, Liu Yi, He Xu, Zhang Wenliang, Wang Jinlong
2025-06-17 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00217 Mixed Source

To calculate the detection efficiency curve and coincidence correction factors for well-type HPGe, the detection efficiency of HPGe was calibrated using commonly employed monoenergetic γ-ray nuclide standard sources, while simultaneously measuring the cascade coincidence correction factors for commo…

A new neutron-gamma density measurement method using mass attenuation coefficient function

Jun-Yan Chen, Qiong Zhang, Qiong Zhang
2025-06-12 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00065 Original EN

While traditional gamma-gamma density (GGD) logging technology is widely utilized, its potential environmental risks have prompted the development of more environmentally friendly neutron-gamma density (NGD) logging technology. However, NGD measurements are influenced by both neutron and gamma radia…

Study on Isocentric Accuracy of the 360° Compact Rotating Gantry of the First Proton Therapy System (SAPT)

Yunjing Wang, Wu Jun, Fang Wencheng, Zhao Zhentang
2025-06-11 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00066 Mixed Source

The Shanghai Proton Therapy Device (SAPT) is the first domestic proton therapy demonstration system. The rotating gantry constitutes a critical component of the proton therapy apparatus, achieving an isocentric accuracy of ±0.275 mm that surpasses international mainstream equipment, thereby requirin…

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on the Effects of Irradiation and Heat Treatment Sequence on the Molecular Structure of Pre-oxidized Polyacrylonitrile Fibers

Tengfei Miao, Shao Ruiqi, Wu Meng, Liu Shouguo, Tianshuai Ma, Wang Wei, Li Tianyu, Shi Haiting, Xu Zhiwei
2025-06-11 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00067 Mixed Source

Pre-oxidation is a critical step in the preparation of polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN) carbon fibers, and gamma irradiation represents an effective approach for optimizing the thermal pre-oxidation process. However, the effects and underlying mechanisms of gamma irradiation and thermal treatment seque…

Modelica-Based Simulation of Step Reactivity Dynamic Response in TRIGA Research Reactor

Xu Zhitao, Aijun Niu, Lü Yufan, Zhou Chuangye
2025-06-10 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00069 Mixed Source

To satisfy the teaching and research demands for reactors in general universities, point reactor neutron kinetics, xenon and samarium poisoning, temperature feedback, and lumped-parameter thermal-hydraulic dynamic models for TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomic) reactors—primarily uti…

Studies of an Event Building algorithm of the readout system for the twin TPCs in HFR

Hong-Yun Zhao, Zheng-Guo Hu, Xi-Meng Chen, Jing Tian, Zhi-Peng Sun, Song-Bo Chang, Yi Qian, Yi Qian
2024-04-04 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202402.00232

The High Energy Fragment Separator (HFRS), which is currently under construction, is a leading international radioactive beam device. Multiple sets of position-sensitive Twin Time Projection Chamber (TPC)detectors are distributed on HFRS for particle identification and beam monitoring. The twin TPCs…

Atomistic Study on the Microscopic Mechanism of Grain Boundary Embrittlement Induced by Small Dense Helium Bubbles in Iron

Lei Peng, Yongjie Sun, Jingyi Shi, Yifei Liu, Shangming Chen, Liuliu Li, Jingyi Shi
2024-02-27 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202402.00259

The helium bubbles induced by 14 MeV neutron irradiation can cause intergranular fractures in reduced activation ferritic martensitic (RAFM) steel, which is a candidate structural material for fusion reactors. In order to elucidate the susceptibility of different grain boundaries (GBs) to helium-ind…

Calibration of the Veto Detector for the External Target Experimental Terminal of HIRFL-CSR

Liu Tuoqi, Tang Shuwen, Sun Yu, Yuhong Yu, Fang Fang, Wang Shitao, Zhang Xueheng, Sun Zhiyu, Lu Fenhua, Shengwei Fu, Li Zhiyao, Wei Xiaobao, Xu Yingfeng, Tang Shuwen
2024-02-26 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202402.00233

The Veto detector of the external target facility (ETF) at the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou - Cooling Storage Ring (HIRFL-CSR) was calibrated using cosmic rays. The calibration work was primarily divided into two components: position calibration and time calibration. Position calibration y…

Review on synergistic damage effect of irradiation and corrosion on reactor structural alloys

Liu Hui, Lei Guanghong, Huang Hefei, Liu Hui, Lei Guanghong, Huang Hefei
2024-02-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202402.00207

The synergistic damage effect of irradiation and corrosion of reactor structural materials has been a prominent research focus. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the synergistic effects on the third- and fourth-generation fission nuclear energy structural materials used in pressurized wa…

IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES AND PROPOSED SUGGESTIONS FOR NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT IN SPENT FUEL REPROCESSING PLANT

He Lixia, He Lixia
2022-05-28 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202205.00171

Nuclear material license holders should develop a nuclear material accounting management system and achieve closed material balance. According to regulatory requirements, the implementation of nuclear material accountancy is based on physical inventory and material measurements. Generally, spent fue…

Development of an ultrafast detector and demonstration of its oscillographic application

Cai Houzhi, Luo Qiuyan, Lin Kaixuan, Wang Dong, Huang Junkun, Liu Jinyuan, Cai Houzhi, Luo Qiuyan, Lin Kaixuan, Wang Dong, Huang Junkun, Liu Jinyuan
2022-05-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202205.00141

A dilation X-ray detector (DIXD) based on time dilation and microchannel plate (MCP) gated technology has been reported. The DIXD passes a driving pulse along the transmission photocathode (PC) to obtain a dilated electron signal and finally achieves a high time resolution of 12 ps. Furthermore, the…

Precise calibration of cavity forward and reflected signals using low-level radio-frequency system

Ma, Jin-Ying, Qiu, Feng, Shi, Long-Bo, Zhu, Zheng-Long, Jiang, Tian-Cai, Xue, Zong-Heng, Jin, Ke-An, Chen, Qi, Xu, Cheng-Ye, Ding, Xing-Hao, Gao, Zheng, Sun, Lie-Peng, Huang, Gui-Rong, He, Yuan, Qiu, Feng
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00028

Precise measurements of the cavity forward (Vf) and reflected signals (Vr) are essential for characterizing other key parameters such as the cavity detuning and forward power. In practice, it is challenging to measure Vf and Vr precisely because of crosstalk between the forward and reflected channel…

Calibration of the Linear Relationship Between Grayscale and Element Content in Alloy X-ray KES Imaging

Ju, Xiao-Lu, Deng, Biao, Li, Ke, Yu, Fu-Cheng, Zhang, Hai-Peng, Xu, Ming-Wei, Du, Guo-Hao, Xie, Hong-Lan, Li, Bin, Xiao, Ti-Qiao, Xiao, Ti-Qiao
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00027

Doped elements in alloys significantly impact their performance. Conventional methods usually sputter the surface material of the sample, or their performance is limited to the surface of alloys owing to their poor penetration ability. The X-ray K-edge subtraction (KES) method exhibits great potenti…

Studies of the Radiation Environment on the Martian Surface Using the Geant4 Toolkit

Chen, Jun-Liang, Yun, Su-Jun, Dong, Tie-Kuang, Ren, Zhong-Zhou, Zhang, Xiao-Ping, Dong, Tie-Kuang, Ren, Zhong-Zhou
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00019

The radiation environment on the surface of Mars is a potential threat for future manned exploration missions to this planet. In this study, a simple geometrical model was built for simulating the radiation environment on the Mars surface caused by galactic cosmic rays (GCRs); the model was built an…

Improved formation density measurement using controllable D-D neutron source and its lithological correction for porosity prediction

Zhang, Li, Yu, Hua-Wei, Li, Yang, Jia, Wen-Bao, Han, Xiao, Geng, Xue-Sen, Li, Yang
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00018

Controllable D-D neutron sources offer long service life, low cost, and no radioactivity. They show favorable prospects for application in geophysical well logging, as traditional chemical radioactive sources used in well logging pose potential safety hazards to human health and the environment. Thi…

A Novel 4D Resolution Imaging Method for Low- and Medium-Z Objects at the Centimeter Scale via Coincidence Detection of Cosmic-Ray Muons and Their Secondary Particles

Ji, Xuan-Tao, Luo, Si-Yuan, Huang, Yu-He, Zhu, Kun, Jin, Zhu, Peng, Xiao-Yu, Xiao, Min, Wang, Xiao-Dong, Wang, Xiao-Dong
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00017

The muon radiography imaging technique for high-atomic-number objects (Z) and large-volume objects via muon transmission imaging and muon multiple scattering imaging remains a popular topic in the field of radiation detection imaging. However, few imaging studies have been reported on low and medium…

Commissioning of a high-resolution collinear laser spectroscopy apparatus with a laser ablation ion source

Bai, Shi-Wei, Yang, Xiao-Fei, Wang, Shu-Jing, Liu, Yong-Chao, Zhang, Peng, Liu, Yin-Shen, Hu, Han-Rui, Guo, Yang-Fan, Wang, Jin, Du, Ze-Yu, Yan, Zhou, Zhang, Yun-Kai, Ye, Yan-Lin, Li, Qi-Te, Ge, Yu-Cheng, He, Chuang-Ye, Yang, Xiao-Fei
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00016

Collinear laser spectroscopy is a powerful tool for studying the nuclear spins, electromagnetic moments, and charge radii of exotic nuclei. To study the nuclear properties of unstable nuclei at the Beijing Radioactive Ion-beam Facility (BRIF) and the future High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facil…

Performance of the CENDL-3.2 and other major neutron data libraries for criticality calculations

Zhang, Bin, Ma, Xu-Bo, Hu, Kui, Zhang, Teng, Ma, Xuan, Chen, Yi-Xue, Ma, Xu-Bo
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00015

Nuclear data are the cornerstones of reactor physics and shielding calculations. Recently, China released CENDL-3.2 in 2020, and the United States released ENDF/B-VIII.0 in 2018. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehensively evaluate the criticality computing performance of these newly released eval…

Application of homogenization techniques for inflow transport approximation on light water reactor analysis

Xiao, Xiang, Wang, Kan, Yang, Tong-Rui, Chen, Yi-Xue, Xiao, Xiang, Wang, Kan
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00014

The transport cross-section based on inflow transport approximation can significantly improve the accuracy of light water reactor (LWR) analysis, especially for the treatment of the anisotropic scattering effect. The previous inflow transport approximation is based on the moderator cross-section and…

Burnup optimization of once-through molten salt reactors using enriched uranium and thorium

Tan, Meng-Lu, Zhu, Gui-Feng, Zhang, Zheng-De, Zou, Yang, Yu, Xiao-Han, Yu, Cheng-Gang, Dai, Ye, Yan, Rui, Zhu, Gui-Feng, Yu, Xiao-Han
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00013

The advantages of once-through molten salt reactors include readily available fuel, low nuclear proliferation risk, and low technical difficulty, making them potentially one of the most easily commercialized fuel cycle modes for molten salt reactors. However, there exist certain issues in parameter …

Evaluation of neutron beam characteristics for D-BNCT01 facility

Chen, Jun-Yang, Tong, Jian-Fei, Hu, Zhi-Liang, Han, Xue-Fen, Tang, Bin, Yu, Qian, Zhang, Rui-Qiang, Zhao, Chong-Guang, Xu, Jun, Fu, Shi-Nian, Zhou, Bin, Liang, Tian-Jiao, Zhou, Bin, Liang, Tian-Jiao
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00012

An accelerator-based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (AB-BNCT) experimental facility called D-BNCT01 has been recently completed and is currently able to generate a high-intensity neutron beam for BNCT related research. In this study, we perform several experiments involving water phantoms to validate…

High RF power tests of the first 1.3 GHz fundamental power coupler prototypes for the SHINE project

Ma, Zhen-Yu, Zhao, Shen-Jie, Liu, Xu-Ming, Yu, Yue-Chao, Jiang, Hong-Ru, Zheng, Xiang, Chang, Qiang, Zhang, Zi-Gang, Xu, Kai, Wang, Yan, Zhao, Yu-Bin, Hou, Hong-Tao, Ma, Zhen-Yu, Hou, Hong-Tao
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00029

The Shanghai High Repetition Rate XFEL and Extreme Light Facility (SHINE) project will use 600 1.3 GHz fundamental power couplers, which are modified based on TTF-III power couplers, for continuous wave operation with input power up to approximately 7 kW. The first batch of 20 sets of 1.3 GHz couple…