Publication detail

Evaluation of the responses of the NuDET neutron detector in the Mini Labyrinth experiment

ČERBA, Š. VRBAN, B. LÜLEY, J. FILOVÁ, V. NEČAS, V. ŠŤASTNÝ, O. KATOVSKÝ, K. GLOGINJIC, M. MRAVIK, Ž. ERICH, M. PETROVIC, S.

Original Title

Evaluation of the responses of the NuDET neutron detector in the Mini Labyrinth experiment

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The Mini Labyrinth experiment is a simple neutron and gamma shielding experiment developed at Slovak University of Technology (STU), inspired by the ALARM-CF-AIR-LAB-001 ICSBEP benchmark. Compared to the original Labyrinth, which was made from concrete blocks and had dimension of several meters, the STU Mini Labyrinth is approximately ten times smaller and consists of NEUTRONSTOP shielding blocks. So far, several versions and modifications of the Mini Labyrinth have been investigated, currently the V2-25-L version is used for code evaluation. This version uses a PuBe neutron source loaded in the entrance of the Mini Labyrinth, a plastic tank filled with light water moderator and the NuDET plastic scintillation neutron detector, which can be placed around the experimental workplace. This detector has a significant role in the experiment since it is a calibration apparatus and provides real time data on the rates of ambient dose equivalents of neutron radiation. On the other hand, as it is a certified commercial product, the response function of this detector is unknow, which makes a significant challenge of verifying the measured data with computer codes. This paper presents a result of a series of measurements with the NuDET detector performed at STU and discusses the options, how to verify the experimental results by the SCALE6 system in the most effective way.

Keywords

Neutronics Simulation Evaluation; SCALE6; NuDET detector; ICSBEP benchmark; Mini Labyrinth STU

Authors

ČERBA, Š.; VRBAN, B.; LÜLEY, J.; FILOVÁ, V.; NEČAS, V.; ŠŤASTNÝ, O.; KATOVSKÝ, K.; GLOGINJIC, M.; MRAVIK, Ž.; ERICH, M.; PETROVIC, S.

Released

5. 5. 2023

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Inc.

Location

AIP College Park, Maryland, USA Physical Science Publishing - AIP Publishing LLC Woodbury, Long Island, NY, USA

ISBN

978-0-7354-4479-9

Book

AIP Conference Proceedings 2778 - 27th Conference on Applied Physics of Condensed Matter (APCOM 2022)

Edition

2778

Edition number

1

ISBN

0094-243X

Periodical

AIP conference proceedings

Year of study

2778

Number

1

State

United States of America

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

URL

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article/2778/1/050002/2888692/

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT184134,
  author="Štefan {Čerba} and Branislav {Vrban} and Jakub {Lüley} and Vendula {Filová} and Vladimír {Nečas} and Ondřej {Šťastný} and Karel {Katovský} and Marko {Gloginjic} and Željko {Mravik} and Marko {Erich} and Srdjan {Petrovic}",
  title="Evaluation of the responses of the NuDET neutron detector in the Mini Labyrinth experiment",
  booktitle="AIP Conference Proceedings 2778 - 27th Conference on Applied Physics of Condensed Matter (APCOM 2022)",
  year="2023",
  series="2778",
  journal="AIP conference proceedings",
  volume="2778",
  number="1",
  pages="1--11",
  publisher="American Institute of Physics Inc.",
  address="AIP College Park, Maryland, USA
Physical Science Publishing - AIP Publishing LLC
Woodbury, Long Island, NY, USA",
  doi="10.1063/5.0135854",
  isbn="978-0-7354-4479-9",
  issn="0094-243X",
  url="https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article/2778/1/050002/2888692/"
}