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This paper presents the experimental results of neutron spectra measurements with organic scintillators at the copper beam dump of the 100-MeV proton linear accelerator in the Korea Multi-Purpose Accelerator Complex (KOMAC). For the measurement of the fast neutrons generated by the proton-copper nuclear reaction, two organic scintillators made of a stilbene crystal and liquid EJ-309 combined with photomultipliers and fast digitizers were utilized. Both detectors were installed inside radiation shielding structures facing the conical-shaped 100-MeV proton beam dump. The neutron transport was calculated using two Monte-Carlo codes, MCNP6 and GEANT4, with a proper physical model and a nuclear data library, along with the appropriate consideration of the detailed geometrical factors in the vicinity of the beam-dump and the neutron detectors. Each pulse signal measured in the detectors was analyzed to identify whether it was induced by a neutron or a gamma-ray in a mixed radiation field by using pulse shape discrimination technique. For operation of beam current of 5 mA and duty of 0.2%, the neutron yield was measured to be approximately 9.0E+10 n/s, which was 23% smaller than the numerically estimated value. In addition, both the measured and the estimated neutron energy spectra were compared.
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This work has been supported through the KOMAC operation fund of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) by the MSIT and by a National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2018M2A2B3A02072240).
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Kim, DH., Lim, S., Park, JH. et al. Measurement of the Neutron Energy Spectra by Using Organic Scintillators at the Beam Dump of the 100-MeV Proton Linear Accelerator in the KOMAC. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 77, 414–417 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.77.414
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.77.414