Speaker
Prof.
Daniel Cano Ott
(CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, MedioAmbientales y Tecnológicas)
Description
Knowledge on ($\alpha$,Xn) reactions is required in several fields:
- Nuclear structure. Most of our actual experimental knowledge on
(α,Xn) reactions comes from nuclear structure experiments between the
50’s and the 70’s. Nuclear technologies, non-proliferation and
homeland security. $\alpha$-emitters present in fresh/irradiated
nuclear fuels can create a neutron source through ($\alpha$-,Xn)
reactions with (light) surrounding nuclei: fluorine, oxide and
carbide fuels, vitrified nuclear waste… - Determination of the $^{235}$U enrichment.
- Analysis of irradiated fuels, MOX fuels and fuels enriched in MA.
- Neutron background in underground experiments (nuclear astrophysics,
Dark Matter) due to radiogenic $\alpha$-decay chains.
We will present some examples of applications and the SaG4n tool, a GEANT4-based parser that allows to perform realistic simulations of ($\alpha$,n) yields.
Primary author
Prof.
Daniel Cano Ott
(CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, MedioAmbientales y Tecnológicas)
