Benchmarking of neutron production of heavy-ion transport codes

I. Remec, R. M. Ronningen, L. Heilbronn

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Abstract

Accurate prediction of radiation fields generated by heavy ion interactions is important in medical applications, space missions, and in design and operation of rare isotope research facilities. In recent years, several well-established computer codes in widespread use for particle and radiation transport calculations have been equipped with the capability to simulate heavy ion transport and interactions. To assess and validate these capabilities, we performed simulations of a series of benchmark-quality heavy ion experiments with the computer codes FLUKA, MARS15, MCNPX, and PHITS. We focus on the comparisons of secondary neutron production. Results are encouraging; however, further improvements in models and codes and additional benchmarking are required.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of ASTM International
Volume9
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • Benchmarking
  • FLUKA
  • Heavy ion
  • MARS15
  • MCNPX
  • PHITS
  • Transport

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