<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Neptunium-237 samples were irradiated in a spallation neutron field produced in accelerator-driven system (ADS) setup QUINTA. Five experiments were carried out on the accelerators at the JINR in Dubna - one in carbon (C6+), three in deuteron, and one in a proton beam. The energy in carbon was 24 GeV, in deuteron 2, 4 and 8 GeV, respectively, and 660 MeV in the proton beam. The incineration study method was based on gamma-ray spectrometry. During the analysis of the spectra several fission products and one actinide were identified. Fission product activities yielded the number of fissions. The actinide (Np-238), a result of neutron capture by Np-237, yielded the number of captures. The main goal of this work was to find out if and how the incineration rate depended on parameters of the accelerator beam.</p></abstract>

Neptunium-237 samples were irradiated in a spallation neutron field produced in accelerator-driven system (ADS) setup QUINTA. Five experiments were carried out on the accelerators at the JINR in Dubna - one in carbon (C6+), three in deuteron, and one in a proton beam. The energy in carbon was 24 GeV, in deuteron 2, 4 and 8 GeV, respectively, and 660 MeV in the proton beam. The incineration study method was based on gamma-ray spectrometry. During the analysis of the spectra several fission products and one actinide were identified. Fission product activities yielded the number of fissions. The actinide (Np-238), a result of neutron capture by Np-237, yielded the number of captures. The main goal of this work was to find out if and how the incineration rate depended on parameters of the accelerator beam.

Np-237 incineration study in various beams in ADS setup QUINTA

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Neptunium-237 samples were irradiated in a spallation neutron field produced in accelerator-driven system (ADS) setup QUINTA. Five experiments were carried out...

Np-237 incineration study in various beams in ADS setup QUINTA

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2018

Pages: 17 - 22

Reçu: 28 juin 2016

Accepté: 22 mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2018-0003

Mots clés
Np-237, accelerator-driven system (ADS), gamma-ray spectrometry, fission, neutron capture

© by Stanisław Kilim

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Np-237 incineration study in various beams in ADS setup QUINTA

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2018

Pages: 17 - 22

Reçu: 28 juin 2016

Accepté: 22 mai 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2018-0003

Mots clésNp-237, accelerator-driven system (ADS), gamma-ray spectrometry, fission, neutron capture

© by Stanisław Kilim

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Np-237, accelerator-driven system (ADS), gamma-ray spectrometry, fission, neutron capture