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Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Nuclide Bias Partitioning Strategies on Criticality Calculation Uncertainty under Burnup Credit

Wang Yunheng, Ni Zining, Zhenping Chen, Yu Tao, Zhenping Chen
2025-11-27 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202511.00165 Mixed Source

Burnup credit reduces the estimated value of $k_{eff}$ in spent fuel criticality safety assessments by accounting for changes in nuclide composition during the burnup process; however, uncertainties in the sample bias of nuclide compositions affect the accuracy of criticality calculation results. To…

Study on the Influence of X-ray Energy and Beam Size on CD-SAXS Measurement Precision

Qin Xuyang, Yang Chunming, Bian Fenggang, Yang Chunming, Bian Fenggang
2025-11-24 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202511.00166 Original EN

As the semiconductor industry advances toward nodes below 7 nanometers, critical dimension small-angle X-ray scattering (CD-SAXS) has become a vital technology for the quantitative measurement of nanoscale deviations. This study investigates the effects of X-ray beam size and photon energy on the pr…

Response estimation and evaluation of direct-conversion dual-layer perovskite X-ray detectors: a numerical study with a cascaded signal model

Han Cui, Yu-Hang Tan, Xin Zhang, Hao-Di Wu, Ting Su, Jiong-Tao Zhu, Hai-Rong Zheng, Dong Liang, Xiang-Ming Sun, Yong-Shuai Ge, Xiang-Ming Sun, Yong-Shuai Ge
2025-09-03 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202509.00049 Original EN

This study aims to investigate the responses of a perovskite-based direct-conversion dual-layer flat-panel detector (DL-FPD) numerically. To this end, the X-ray sensitivity, spatial resolution quantified by the modulation transfer function (MTF), and detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of the DL-FPD …

Reversibility of Calcium and Sodium Ion-Induced Aggregation of Bentonite Colloids Studied by Scattering Techniques

all enter, Zhu Yi, Li Jiebiao, Tian Qiang, Liu Chunli
2025-09-03 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202509.00050 Mixed Source

In high-level radioactive waste geological disposal, bentonite is commonly employed as a buffer/backfill material. The existence form of its colloids in the deep geological repository environment may influence the sorption, diffusion, and migration behaviors of key radionuclides. Focusing on single-…

Research on Rhodium Self-Powered Neutron Detector Signal Processing System and

Peng Jing, Guo Zhiqi, Shao Jianxiong, Guo Zhiqi
2025-08-19 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00309 Mixed Source

Self-Powered Neutron Detector (SPND), as an important detection component for in-core neutron fluence rate measurement, exhibits generally small signal currents and delayed response due to its special response mechanism. Currently, research on SPND sensitivity also lacks in-reactor experimental data…

Machine Learning Prediction of Coordination Number from EXAFS Spectra

Zeng Haitao, Hu Longfei, Yao Tao
2025-08-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00010 Mixed Source

X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) is an important structural analysis technique widely applied to investigate the oxidation state, coordination environment, and neighboring atomic properties of amorphous materials and disordered systems. However, due to the complexity of XAFS spectra, their int…

Improving the MCUCN Code to Simulate Ultracold Neutron Storage and Transport in Superfluid 4He

Xuefen Han, Shen Fei, Zhou Bin, Cai Xiaoxiao, Yi Tiancheng, Hu Zhiliang, Wang Songlin, Liang Tianjiao, Robert Golub, Liang Tianjiao
2025-08-04 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00020 Original EN

The ultracold neutron (UCN) transport code, MCUCN, designed initially for simulating UCN transportation from a solid deuterium ($\rm SD_{2}$) source and neutron electric dipole moment experiments, could not simulate UCN storage and transportation in a superfluid $\rm{^{4}{He}}$ (SFHe, He II) source …

Ab initio calculations of the highest-multipole electromagnetic transition ever observed in nuclei

Sqin Fan, Qi Yuan, Furong Xu, Philip Malzard Walker, Furong XU
2025-07-28 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00032 Original EN

High multipole electromagnetic transitions are rare in nature. The highest multipole transition observed in atomic nuclei is the electric hexacontatetrapole E6 transition from the T1/2 = 2.54(2)-min Jπ = 19/2− isomer to the 7/2− ground state in 53Fe with an angular momentum change of six units. In t…

Dynamics of near-barrier fusion reactions: antisymmetrized molecular dynamics modeling of 6Li + 13C and 7Li + 12C

Dexin Wang, Meirong Huang, Su-Ya-La-Tu Zhang, DanDan Niu, Guo Li, Hao Chun Yu, Geriletu Bao, Dexin Wang, Su-Ya-La-Tu Zhang
2025-07-28 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00033 Original EN

The fusion dynamics of \ce{^6Li} and \ce{^7Li} projectiles incident on \ce{^{13}C} and \ce{^{12}C} targets, respectively, near the Coulomb barrier, were investigated theoretically using the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) model. Within the AMD framework, the ground state configurations of \…

Benchmarking nuclear energy density functionals with new mass data

Qu, Xiaoying, Chen, Kangmin, Pang, Cong, Yu, Yangyang, Zhang, Kaiyuan, Zhang, Kaiyuan
2025-07-28 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00034 Original EN

Nuclear masses play a crucial role in both nuclear physics and astrophysics, driving sustained efforts toward their precise experimental determination and reliable theoretical prediction. In this work, we compile the newly measured masses for 296 nuclides from 40 references published between 2021 an…

Super-Resolution Reconstruction of UAV-borne Gamma-Ray Spectrum Images Based on Real-ESRGAN Algorithm

Wang Xin, Yuan Yuan, Zhao Xuan, Luo Guanghao, Wei Qiqiao, Wu Hexi, Xiong Chao, Xiong Chao
2025-07-28 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00036 Original EN

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-borne gamma-ray spectrum surveys play a crucial role in geological mapping, radioactive mineral exploration, and environmental monitoring. However, raw data are often compromised by flight and instrument background noise, as well as detector resolution limitations, whic…

Physics-informed neural network with equation adaption for 220Rn progeny concentration prediction

Shaohua Hu, Qi Qiu, De-Tao Xiao, Xiang-Yuan Deng, Xiang-Yu Xu, Peng-hao Fan, Lei Dai, Zhi-Wen Hu, Tao Zhu, Qing-Zhi Zhou, Tao Zhu, Qing-Zhi Zhou
2025-07-26 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00042 Original EN

Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) play a vital role in machine learning and demonstrate significant advantages in addressing complex physical problems. The PINN method enables rapid prediction of 220Rn progeny concentration and holds significant importance for the regulation and measurement o…

Evaluation of polycarbonate films as detection materials for high-dose electron-beam radiation detection

Fei, Xionghui, Wang, Ke, Wang, Xiaodong
2025-07-26 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00043 Original EN

In this study, the dosimetric characteristics (thickness applicability, preheating time, temperature and hu midity dependence, in-batch uniformity, readout reproducibility, dose linearity, self-decay, and electron energy response) of engineered polycarbonate films irradiated with an electron beam (0…

Biomass aerogel based on chitosan and bayberry tannin for uranium recovery from aqueous solution

Guiqiang He, Dan Lin, Jian Zhou, Guiqiang He
2025-07-25 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00045 Original EN

Many adsorbents have been developed for uranium recovery to ensure global energy and environmental security. However, most reported adsorbents involve complex preparation process and rely heavily on petrochemical feedstocks, which undoubtedly increases carbon emissions from production in the nuclear…

GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo method for dose calculation of mesh-type computational phantoms

Yan, Shuchang, Qiu, Rui, Luo, Xiyu, Hu, Ankang, Wu, Zhen, Li, Junli, Qiu, Rui
2025-07-25 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00046 Original EN

Computational phantoms play an essential role in radiation dosimetry and health physics. Although mesh-type phantoms offer a high resolution and adjustability, their use in dose calculations is limited by their slow computational speed. Progress in heterogeneous computing has allowed for substantial…

Space -charge driven resonant beam halo in high-intensity hadron synchrotrons

Yao Shuoyuan, Jia-Yin Du, Morteza Aslaninejad, Jing-Tong Du, Ming-Yang Huang, S. Wang, Yao Shuo-Yuan
2025-07-25 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00047 Original EN

With the significant development of high-intensity hadron (proton and heavy ion) accelerator facilities, the space charge effect has become a major limiting factor for increasing beam intensity because it can drive particle resonance, forming beam halos and causing beam quality degradation or even b…

Crushing evolution in pebble bed based on a novel method: A crushable DEM study

Wang, Jian, Mingzhun Lei, Deng, Haishun, Wang, Jian, Deng, Haishun
2025-07-24 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00049 Original EN

In this paper, a novel method for investigating the particle-crushing behavior of breeding particles in a fusion blanket is proposed. The fractal theory and Weibull distribution are combined to establish a theoretical model, and its validity was verified using a simple impact test. A crushable discr…

Microscopic Calculation of Photon Strength Functions in Nd Isotopes Using the Dirac Quasiparticle Finite Amplitude Method

Liu Hairuo, Tian Yuan, Ruirui Xu, Yifei Niu, Cui Ying, Tao Xi, Sun Xiaodong, Zhang Zhi, Ge Zhigang, Shu Nengchuan, Tian Yuan, Xu Ruirui, Niú Yīfěi
2025-07-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00066 Mixed Source

In the present study, we systematically calculate the photon absorption cross sections of even-even nuclei in the neodymium (Nd) isotopic chain using the Dirac quasiparticle finite amplitude method (relativistic QFAM) in conjunction with the differential small-amplitude broadening approximation (TSA…

Study on Nuclear-Thermal-Mechanical Coupling of Thermal Expansion Reactivity Feedback in Small Fast Reactors

Zhang Shenghao, Liu Shichang, Liang Dongsheng, Ma Yugao, Wang Jinyu, Zhang Jingyu, Liu Shichang
2025-07-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202508.00076 Mixed Source

Compared with conventional thermal neutron reactors, fast reactors exhibit higher fuel enrichment and a harder neutron spectrum, while the Doppler broadening effect, primarily associated with U-238, is weaker during reactor operation. Consequently, the impact of core structural deformation on reacti…

Phase behavior evolution in the interaction of lead–bismuth liquid metal and water

Lin Zhang, Chang Deng, Guangchao Yang, Hui He, Xiaojing Liu, Hui He, Xiaojing Liu
2025-07-01 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00006 Original EN

The vapor diffusion and transport resulting from steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) accidents are a majorconcern threatening lead-based reactor core safety. In this study, a high-parameter SGTR experimental platformand the multiphase multi-physics processes numerical simulation were developed to in…

Dynamical study of neutron-rich projectile-like fragment production in the $^{18}$O+$^{238}$U reaction

Yunyi Cui, Junlong Tian, Junlong Tian
2025-06-24 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00239 Mixed Source

The deep inelastic collision process of the $^{18}\text{O}+^{238}\text{U}$ system at an incident energy of 8.5 MeV/u was investigated using the Improved Quantum Molecular Dynamics (ImQMD) model coupled with the GEMINI++ statistical decay model. By analyzing the total kinetic energy-mass distribution…

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…

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…