Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor
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Resumo: | The TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor at the Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear CDTN/CNEN, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has three irradiation facilities: a rotary specimen rack outside the reactor core with 40 irradiation channels which provide large scale isotope irradiation; the central tube placed at the center of the reactor core which permits sample irradiation with maximum neutron flux, as well as neutron beam extraction; a pneumatic transfer tube which makes possible the analysis of short half-life radioisotopes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the three irradiation facilities of the IPR-R1. Al-0.1%Au reference materials were irradiated bare and Cd-covered, at 100 kW thermal power, and gamma spectrometry was applied with an HPGe detector. For the rotary specimen rack, the values obtained for thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates are (8.2 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (3.5 ± 0.1) × 10(10)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. For the pneumatic transfer tube and the central tube, epithermal neutron fluence rate values are respectively (3.3 ± 0.2) ×10(9)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.6 ± 0.1) x 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1. For these facilities, thermal neutron fluence rate values are (2.5 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.8 ± 0.1) × 10(12)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. Knowledge of these parameters will be fundamental in the planning of sample irradiation for analysis or radioisotope production in a more accurate way. |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactorTRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactorneutron fluence rateneutron activation analysisirradiation facilitiesThe TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor at the Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear CDTN/CNEN, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has three irradiation facilities: a rotary specimen rack outside the reactor core with 40 irradiation channels which provide large scale isotope irradiation; the central tube placed at the center of the reactor core which permits sample irradiation with maximum neutron flux, as well as neutron beam extraction; a pneumatic transfer tube which makes possible the analysis of short half-life radioisotopes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the three irradiation facilities of the IPR-R1. Al-0.1%Au reference materials were irradiated bare and Cd-covered, at 100 kW thermal power, and gamma spectrometry was applied with an HPGe detector. For the rotary specimen rack, the values obtained for thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates are (8.2 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (3.5 ± 0.1) × 10(10)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. For the pneumatic transfer tube and the central tube, epithermal neutron fluence rate values are respectively (3.3 ± 0.2) ×10(9)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.6 ± 0.1) x 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1. For these facilities, thermal neutron fluence rate values are (2.5 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.8 ± 0.1) × 10(12)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. Knowledge of these parameters will be fundamental in the planning of sample irradiation for analysis or radioisotope production in a more accurate way.Sociedade Brasileira de Física2010-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97332010000100008Brazilian Journal of Physics v.40 n.1 2010reponame:Brazilian Journal of Physicsinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF)instacron:SBF10.1590/S0103-97332010000100008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessZangirolami,Dante MarcoOliveira,Arno Heeren deFerreira,Andréa Vidaleng2010-04-22T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-97332010000100008Revistahttp://www.sbfisica.org.br/v1/home/index.php/pt/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpsbfisica@sbfisica.org.br||sbfisica@sbfisica.org.br1678-44480103-9733opendoar:2010-04-22T00:00Brazilian Journal of Physics - Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF)false |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor Zangirolami,Dante Marco TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor neutron fluence rate neutron activation analysis irradiation facilities |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
title_full |
Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
title_fullStr |
Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
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Thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the irradiation facilities of the TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor |
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Zangirolami,Dante Marco |
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Zangirolami,Dante Marco Oliveira,Arno Heeren de Ferreira,Andréa Vidal |
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Oliveira,Arno Heeren de Ferreira,Andréa Vidal |
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Zangirolami,Dante Marco Oliveira,Arno Heeren de Ferreira,Andréa Vidal |
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TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor neutron fluence rate neutron activation analysis irradiation facilities |
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TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor neutron fluence rate neutron activation analysis irradiation facilities |
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The TRIGA IPR-R1 nuclear reactor at the Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear CDTN/CNEN, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has three irradiation facilities: a rotary specimen rack outside the reactor core with 40 irradiation channels which provide large scale isotope irradiation; the central tube placed at the center of the reactor core which permits sample irradiation with maximum neutron flux, as well as neutron beam extraction; a pneumatic transfer tube which makes possible the analysis of short half-life radioisotopes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates in the three irradiation facilities of the IPR-R1. Al-0.1%Au reference materials were irradiated bare and Cd-covered, at 100 kW thermal power, and gamma spectrometry was applied with an HPGe detector. For the rotary specimen rack, the values obtained for thermal and epithermal neutron fluence rates are (8.2 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (3.5 ± 0.1) × 10(10)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. For the pneumatic transfer tube and the central tube, epithermal neutron fluence rate values are respectively (3.3 ± 0.2) ×10(9)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.6 ± 0.1) x 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1. For these facilities, thermal neutron fluence rate values are (2.5 ± 0.2) × 10(11)n.cm-2.s-1 and (2.8 ± 0.1) × 10(12)n.cm-2.s-1, respectively. Knowledge of these parameters will be fundamental in the planning of sample irradiation for analysis or radioisotope production in a more accurate way. |
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