Application of passive methods for electron flux measurements regarding to 238U electron-disintegration studies

The electron flux is measured using 238 U targets detecting the (e, n) and (e, f) reactions for which the data are currently available only for low energies. The photon and photoneutrons contamination of the primary electron beam are estimated through Monte Carlo simulations using MCNP code. A mean...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 317; no. 2; pp. 731 - 737
Main Authors Tziaka, C., Stoulos, S., Makridou, A., Stamatelatos, I., Fragopoulou, M., Zamani, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Computer simulation
Diagnostic Radiology
Disintegration
Electron beams
Electron density
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Measurement methods
Monte Carlo simulation
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear reactions
Photoneutrons
Physical Chemistry
Target detection
LINAC
U electro-disintegration
MCNP
Activation–fission detectors
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Summary:The electron flux is measured using 238 U targets detecting the (e, n) and (e, f) reactions for which the data are currently available only for low energies. The photon and photoneutrons contamination of the primary electron beam are estimated through Monte Carlo simulations using MCNP code. A mean flux 4.40 (± 0.95) × 10 9  e cm −2  s −1 uniformly spreading over the irradiation filed is assessed. There is an acceptable agreement between the results corresponding to different nuclear reactions used. Therefore, the application of 238 U (e, n) and (e, f) reactions as monitor-reference proves to be an improvement for further electron-disintegration studies.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-018-5925-y