基于D-D中子源开展9Be样品屏蔽积分实验研究

Shielding Integral Experiment of 9Be Sample Based on D-D Neutron Source

  • 摘要: 9Be作为重要的中子反射和中子倍增材料,其核数据对中子输运和屏蔽设计至关重要。本研究利用中国原子能科学研究院的屏蔽积分实验平台,采用D-D中子源对9Be核数据开展了检验。通过飞行时间法测量了不同厚度(4.4、8.8、13.2 cm)柱状9Be样品(直径30 cm)在不同角度(34°、45°、63°、117°、135°、146°) 的泄漏中子谱。模拟使用MCNP程序,结合CENDL-3.2、ENDF/B-Ⅷ.0、JENDL-5和JEFF-3.3库,对泄漏中子飞行时间谱进行模拟计算。标准样品采用聚乙烯,在n-p散射峰能区,4个数据库的C/E值均在1.00±0.01,验证了实验平台的可靠性。通过对9Be实验结果与模拟结果的比较分析发现:在弹性散射峰能区,尤其在大角度,ENDF/B-Ⅷ.0和JENDL-5数据库的表现较好;在(n,2n)能区,CENDL-3.2数据库在小角度时表现较好,在大角度时所有数据库均表现出显著的估低。本研究为改进CENDL库中的9Be数据提供了丰富的实验数据支持。

     

    Abstract: Beryllium-9 (9Be) is widely recognized as a key structural and functional material in nuclear engineering due to its excellent neutron reflection and neutron multiplication properties. Accurate nuclear data of 9Be are essential for reliable neutron transport calculations, reactor core design, and radiation shielding analysis, particularly in fusion reactors, accelerator-driven systems (ADS), and other advanced nuclear systems. However, discrepancies among different evaluated nuclear data libraries have been reported, especially in energy regions relevant to elastic scattering and (n, 2n) reactions. To address this, benchmark experimental data are urgently needed to validate and improve the existing datasets. In this work, the nuclear data of 9Be were systematically validated using the shielding integral experiment platform at the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE). The experiments employed a well-characterized deuterium-deuterium (D-D) pulsed neutron source to investigate leakage neutron spectra from cylindrical 9Be samples with a diameter of 30 cm and thicknesses of 4.4, 8.8, and 13.2 cm. Measurements were performed at six detection angles: 34°, 45°, 63°, 117°, 135°, and 146°, using the time-of-flight (TOF) method to obtain energy-resolved neutron spectra with high precision. Parallel simulations were carried out using the MCNP code with four internationally recognized evaluated nuclear data libraries: CENDL-3.2, ENDF/B-Ⅷ.0, JENDL-5 and JEFF-3.3. Polyethylene samples were used as a standard for validating the experimental platform. In the n-p scattering peak region, the calculated-to-experimental (C/E) ratios of all four libraries are within 1.00±0.01, confirming the reliability and accuracy of the experimental measurements and simulation setup. Comparative analysis of the 9Be leakage spectra reveals important insights into the performance of the different data libraries. In the elastic scattering region, ENDF/B-Ⅷ.0 and JENDL-5 provide better agreement with the measured data, especially at large scattering angles. In the (n,2n) energy region, CENDL-3.2 shows relatively better consistency at small angles, while all libraries significantly underestimate the neutron yield at large angles, indicating systematic deficiencies in their (n,2n) cross-section evaluations for 9Be. This study provides comprehensive and high-fidelity benchmark data for 9Be under D-D neutron irradiation, offering valuable references for future nuclear data evaluations. The results support efforts to improve the accuracy of the CENDL library and enhance the predictive capabilities of simulation tools in shielding design, criticality safety and neutron transport applications.

     

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