Experimental validation of a Monte Carlo based toolbox for self-powered neutron and gamma detector simulation in the OSIRIS MTR

L. Barbot (1) , V. Radulovic (1) , C. Destouches (1) , J.-F. Villard (1) , V. Dewynter-Marty (1) , F. Malouch (1) , F. Lopez (1)

1 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)

A numerical toolbox based on Monte Carlo calculations for self-powered neutron and gamma detector design, simulation and operation has been developed in order to save operators numerous and fastidious calibration tests. The experimental validation of this numerical toolbox, called MATiSSe', in the OSIRIS Material Testing Reactor is fully detailed in the paper. C/E comparisons presuppose promising future application for the numerical toolbox.

Keywords: Neutron flux; Gamma flux; Self-powered detectors; Simulation; Monte Carlo codes

Domains: Physics [physics]; Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]; Physics [physics]; Nuclear Theory [nucl-th]

L. Barbot, V. Radulovic, C. Destouches, J.-F. Villard, V. Dewynter-Marty, et al.. Experimental validation of a Monte Carlo based toolbox for self-powered neutron and gamma detector simulation in the OSIRIS MTR. PHYSOR 2016 - Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century, May 2016, Sun Valley, United States. ⟨cea-02509733⟩