Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects

Han Jinhua; Guo Gang; Chen Qiming; Wen Zhang; Zhang Fuqiang

doi:10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

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Han Jinhua, Guo Gang, Chen Qiming, et al. Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2019, 31: 020201. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

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Han Jinhua, Guo Gang, Chen Qiming, et al. Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2019, 31: 020201. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

Han Jinhua, Guo Gang, Chen Qiming, et al. Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2019, 31: 020201. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

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Han Jinhua, Guo Gang, Chen Qiming, et al. Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2019, 31: 020201. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

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Quasi-monoenergetic neutron single event effects

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201931.180254

Han Jinhua^{1, 2
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Guo Gang^{1, 2
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Chen Qiming^{1, 2},
Wen Zhang^{1, 2},
Zhang Fuqiang^{1, 2}

1.
Department of Nuclear Physics, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
2.
National Innovation Center of Radiation Application, Beijing 102413, China

Received Date: 2018-09-30
Rev Recd Date: 2019-01-14
Publish Date: 2019-02-15

Abstract

Abstract

The international quasi-monoenergetic neutron sources for the single event effect (SEE) study are investigated, the related issues including the ⁷Li(p, n)⁷Be nuclear reaction, the facility layout, and the theoretical calculations and experimental measurements of the neutron field parameters such as the neutron flux, the neutron energy spectrum, the neutron beam profile and its uniformity, and the thermal neutron background, are systematically introduced. The quasi-monoenergetic neutron SEE experiments require that the neutron source have a high neutron flux, large and uniform beam spot, and low thermal neutron background, and that an accurate neutron energy spectrum be obtained through experiments. The quasi-monoenergetic neutron SEE experiments and three methods for the tail correction of neutron SEE cross sections are introduced.
- quasi-monoenergetic neutron source,
- neutron flux,
- neutron energy spectrum,
- neutron beam profile,
- single event effect,
- tail correction method

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