Kicka L, Machrafi R, Miller A
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H4K7.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H4K7.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Dec;130:276-279. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.09.034. Epub 2017 Oct 10.
Neutron fields in the vicinity of the newly built neutron facility, at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), have been investigated in a series of Monte Carlo simulations and measurements. The facility hosts a P-385 neutron generator based on a deuterium-deuterium fusion reaction. The neutron fluence at different locations around the neutron generator facility has been simulated using MCNPX 2.7E Monte Carlo particle transport program. To characterize neutron fields, three neutron sources were modeled with distributions corresponding to different incident deuteron energies of 90kV, 110kV, and 130kV. Measurements have been carried out to determine the dose rate at locations adjacent to the generator using bubble detectors (BDs). The neutron intensity was evaluated and the total dose rates corresponding to different applied acceleration potentials were estimated at various locations.
