Comparison Between Simulations Using the PHITS Code and Activated Material Analysis

Author

Sukegawa, Atsuhiko M. ; Okuno, Koichi

Author_Institution

Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka, Japan

Volume

43

Issue

11

fYear

2015

Firstpage

3916

Lastpage

3920

Abstract

In this study, a comparison between simulations using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) code and activated material analysis of JT-60U have been performed. Neutron transport has been simulated using the Monte Carlo method PHITS to determine the neutron fluency at the irradiation position. The activated analysis has been complemented by the foil-activation technique. The preliminary accuracy assessment of these PHITS simulations has been confirmed by comparing the reaction rates of gold, cobalt, and nickel foil activation. The simulation results by PHITS consistent with the measured reaction rate of each foil near the device.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; Tokamak devices; cobalt; gold; nickel; plasma chemistry; plasma simulation; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; Au; Co; JT-60U material analysis; Monte Carlo method PHITS; Ni; cobalt foil activation; gold foil activation; neutron fluency determination; neutron transport simulations; nickel foil activation; particle and heavy ion transport code system; reaction rates; Analytical models; Atomic measurements; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Plasmas; Safety; Solid modeling; DCHAIN-SP 2001; JT-60; Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS); foil-activation technique: induced-activity; radiation safety; tokamak fusion device; tokamak fusion device.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2015.2478902

Filename

7299669