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Generation of a plasma neutron source for Monte Carlo neutron transport calculations in the tokamak JET

Stancar, Ziga
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Gorelenkova, Marina
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Conroy, Sean
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November 1, 2018
Fusion Engineering And Design

The connection between plasma physics and neutronics is crucial for the understanding of the operation and performance of modern and future tokamak devices. Neutrons are one of the primary carriers of information on the plasma state and represent the basis for various plasma diagnostic systems as well as measurements of fusion power, tritium breeding studies, evaluations of tokamak structural embrittlement and the heating of water inside the fusion device's walls. It is therefore important that the birth of neutrons in a plasma and their transport from inside the tokamak vessel to the surrounding structures is well characterized. In this paper a methodology for the modelling of the neutron emission on the tokamak JET is presented. The TRANSP code is used to simulate the total neutron production as well as 2D neutron emission profiles for a JET plasma discharge. The spectra of the fusion neutrons are computed using the DRESS code. The computational results are analysed in an effort to create a plasma neutron source generator, which is to be used for Monte Carlo neutron transport computations.

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DOI
10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.04.065
Web of Science ID

WOS:000452575300040

Author(s)
Stancar, Ziga
Gorelenkova, Marina
Conroy, Sean
Eriksson, Jacob
Buchanan, James
Snoj, Luka
Abduallev, S.
Abhangi, M.
Abreu, P.
Afzal, M.
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Date Issued

2018-11-01

Published in
Fusion Engineering And Design
Volume

136

Start page

1047

End page

1051

Subjects

Nuclear Science & Technology

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plasma neutron source

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monte carlo method

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jet

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transp

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dress

Note

13th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), Sep 25-29, 2017, Kyoto, JAPAN

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