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Mechanism of High-Energy Neutron Beam Production via Deuteron Fragmentation

Wang, Rensheng, Ou, Li, Xiao, Zhigang, Wang, Rensheng, Ou, Li, Xiao, Zhigang
2022-01-07 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00035

Within the framework of an improved quantum molecular dynamics model, we have studied the fragmentation process of high-energy deuterons on heavy target nuclei, particularly focusing on neutrons emitted at near-zero-degree angles. The simulations reproduce the experimentally measured neutron double-…

Determination of neutron-skin thickness using configurational information entropy

Ma, Chun-Wang, Liu, Yi-Pu, Wei, Hui-Ling, Pu, Jie, Cheng, Kai-Xuan, Wang, Yu-Ting, Ma, Chun-Wang
2021-12-31 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202201.00011

Configurational information entropy (CIE) theory was employed to determine the neutron skin thickness of neutron-rich calcium isotopes. The nuclear density distributions and fragment cross-sections in 350 MeV/u 40060Ca + 9Be projectile fragmentation reactions were calculated using a modified statist…

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…

合金X射线KES成像中灰度与元素含量的线性关系校准

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…