Neutronics design on DD neutron spectrometer for KSTAR
Author(s) -
Yosuke Yamamoto,
Hideki Tomita,
M. Isobe,
MunSeong Cheon,
K. Ogawa,
Fumitaka Yamashita,
Jun Kawarabayashi,
Tetsuo Iguchi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
progress in nuclear science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2185-4823
DOI - 10.15669/pnst.4.679
Subject(s) - kstar , neutron transport , neutron , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , physics , engineering , plasma , tokamak
Toward fusion plasma diagnostics using DD neutron emitted from deuterium plasma, we installed a DD neutron spectrometer in magnetic confinement fusion experimental device, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak for Advance Research (KSTAR) at the National Fusion Research Institute (NFRI), Korea. We developed a Monte-Carlo model of KSTAR for neutron transport calculation based on PHITS and considered a neutronics design of a shielding structure including a collimator for a prototype of a DD neutron spectrometer.
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