• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.133-136
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• 1979

이 논문은 Ge(Li)를 이용하여 고속 중성자 에너지 스펙트럼을 재는데 사용하는 방법을 제시한다. Ge$^{72}$ 의 고속 중성자의 비탄성 충돌에 의한 691.4 KeV에서의 스펙트럼을 분석함으로써 고속중성자와 에너지 스펙트럼을 측정할 수 있는 방법을 가질 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.273-280
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• 2014

The spectrum weighted responses of various detectors were calculated to provide guidance on the proper selection and use of survey instruments on the basis of their energy response characteristics on the neutron fields. To yield the spectrum weighted response, the detector response functions of 17 neutron-measuring devices were numerically folded with each of the produced calibration neutron spectra through the in-house developed software 'K-SWR'. The detectors' response functions were taken from the IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 403 (TRS-403). The reference neutron fields of 21 kinds with 2 spectra groups with different proportions of thermal and fast neutrons have been produced using neutrons from the $^{241}Am$-Be sources held in a graphite pile, a bare $^{241}Am$-Be source, and a DT neutron generator. Fluence-average energy ($E_{ave}$) varied from 3.8 MeV to 16.9 MeV, and the ambient-dose-equivalent rate [$H^*(10)/h$] varied from 0.99 to 16.5 mSv/h.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.280-285
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• 1983

핵분열 중성자스펙트럼이 원자로핵계산에 미치는 영향을 고속임계로심의 임계계산을 통해 다각적으로 분석하였다. 검토된 내용은 Maxwell식과 Watt-Cranberg 형의 식 적용, 영역별 스펙트럼자료의 적용, Maxwell식에서 핵온도 선정에 따른 효과, 우라늄과 풀루토늄의 가중평균된 스펙트럼자료의 적용, 노심내 전에너지에 따른 핵온도를 고려한 스펙트럼자료의 적용 등이다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.1021-1030
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• 2023

We propose an overall procedure for measuring and unfolding fast neutron spectra using a trans-stilbene scintillation detector. Detector characterization was described, including the information on energy calibration, detector resolution, and nonproportionality response. The digital charge comparison method was used for the investigation of neutron-gamma Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD). A pair of values of 600 ns pulse width and 24 ns delay time was found as the optimized conditions for PSD. A fitting technique was introduced to increase the trans-stilbene Proton Response Function (PRF) by 28% based on comparison of the simulated and experimental electron-equivalent distributions by the Cf-252 source. The detector response matrix was constructed by Monte-Carlo simulation and the spectrum unfolding was implemented using the iterative Bayesian method. The unfolding of simulated and measured spectra of Cf-252 and AmBe neutron sources indicates reliable, stable and no-bias results. The unfolding technique was also validated by the measured cosmic-ray induced neutron flux. Our approach is promising for fast neutron detection and spectroscopy.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.51-62
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• 1989

The high efficiency moderated-type neutron spectrometer and doseequivalent counter were developed for the measurement of low level environmental neutrons. By using these detectors, the neutron energy spectra and dose equivalent rates due to skyshine effect were measured in the environment surrounding the accelerator facilities and also the altitude variation of cosmic ray neutrons in the aircraft flying over Japan.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.2075-2083
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• 2021

The article provides a review of the research results obtained during of more than 20 years concerning using the gaseous radiochemical method (GRCM) for detecting of ionizing radiation. This method based on threshold nuclear reactions with production of radioactive noble gas which does not interact with the materials of gaseous tract. The applications of GRCM in the diagnostics of neutrinos, neutrons, charged particles, thermonuclear plasma thermometry, and the study of the structure and dynamics of astrophysical objects, position-sensitive dosimetry of neutron targets with accelerator driving, spatial distribution of the fast neutron flux density in a nuclear reactor allowing the transformation of longitudinal coordinate of neutron flux distribution into a temporal distribution of the radiochemical gas decay counting rate ("barcode" semblance) and measurement of bombarding particles spectra are described. Experimental testing of the described technologies was made on the neutron target driven with the linear proton accelerator of Institute for Nuclear Research of Russian Academy of Sciences (INR RAS).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.410-415
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• 1990

MN(Madland-Nix) 모형에 바탕을 둔 핵분열 즉발 중성자 에너지 스펙트럼을 핵분열 유기중성자의 에너지 함수로서 구했다. 이 중성자 스펙트럼을 $^{27}$ Al(n,$\alpha$), $^{32}$S(n,p) 및 $^{115}$ In(n,n') 발단 방사화 검출기의 여기함수에 증율시켜 평균핵반응 단면적을 계산하고 상호간의 비, 즉, 중성자 스펙트럼 지수를 구했다. 그 결과 핵분열 유기중성자의 에너지에 따라 중성자 스펙트럼은 변하며 그에 따라 중성자 스펙트럼 지수도 변함을 보였다. 이것은 곧 중성자 스펙트럼 지수를 실험적으로 결정하므로써 핵분열 즉발 중성자 에너지 스펙트럼을 결정할 수 있음을 의미한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1406-1413
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• 2022

In this study, a diamond-based neutron scatter camera (DNSC) was developed for neutron spectroscopy in high flux environments. The DNSC was evaluated experimentally and through simulations. It was simulated using several Monte Carlo codes in a two-array layout. The two-array model included two diamond detectors. The simulation reconstructed the spectra of ²⁵²Cf and ²³⁹Pu-Be neutron sources with high accuracy (~93%). The two-diamond array system was experimentally evaluated, demonstrating the neutron spectroscopy capabilities of the DNSC. The reconstructed spectrum of the ²³⁹Pu-Be source manifested the characteristic peaks of the source. The advantage of a DNSC over a NSC is its ability to define any neutron double-scattering events without the need to absorb incident neutrons in the second detector, and atomic recoil energy information is not needed to determine the incident neutron energy.

• 소음진동
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.361-371
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• 1995

The vibration of reactor internals should be monitored and diagnosed for the early detection of the failure of reactor pressure vessel. This can be performed by analyzing the time-history signals from the excore neutron flux detertors. The conventional method is an on-demand system which generates power spectra through Fast Fourier Transform(FFT) algorithm. The operator can make his own decision to detect abnormal vibration using these spectra. This post- processing method, however, requires special expertise in the reactor noise analysis and signal processing for random data. It may mislead the operator into erroneous decision-making, if he is a novice in reactor noise analysis. Hence this study is focused on the automated monitoring and diagnosis procedure for the reactor noise analysis, especially on the Fuzzy algorithm to recognize the pattern of the vibration of Core Suport Barrel. The excore neutron signals of Yonggwang Nuclear Power Plant unit 3 is acquired and analyzed using conventional FFT spectra and tested to adopt the Fuzzy method. An Automated Monitoring and Diagnosis System for CSB Vibration using this Fuzzy method is proposed. Furthermore, vibration data for CSB of Youggwang Nnclear Power Plant unit 3 is presented.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.280-293
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• 1972

원자로(TRIGA MARK-II)노심의 특정위치에서 0.5 Mev 이상의 고속중성자 스펙트럼을 발단검출기(Threshold detector)를 사용하여 실험적으로 측정하였다. 발단검출기의 실험적인 방사화자료로서 결정되는 일련의 적분방정식에 대한 근사해를 얻기 위하여 최소자승법의 개념을 이용한 급수전개법을 사용하였다. 상이한 가중함수 (weighting function)를 사용하므로서 해답에 미치는 영향을 각측정에서 분석 검토하였다. 이방법의 사용에 관련되는 수치계산을 수행하기 위하여 UNIVAC 1106전자계산기를 위한 계산코드를 준비하였다. 본 연구에서 얻은 미분적 고속중성자 스펙트럼은 독립적으로 다군 수송이론에 의하여 얻은 결과와 잘 일치하였다.