Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
REACTOR DOSIMETRY: 12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Book Series: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION
Publication Date
Page Numbers
220 to 227
Volume
1490
Publisher Location
W CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Conference Name
12th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
Conference Location
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Date
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Abstract
Measurements and simulations of the proton beam interaction with the mercury target were performed to support Spallation Neutron Source design. Due to the abundance of isotopes produced in mercury, the long delay between the irradiation and the measurements, and the self-shielding of the mercury sample, the measurements were difficult to perform and the activities of several isotopes have large uncertainties. Calculations predicted the activities of the most reliably measured isotopes within 20%/40%; however, some large discrepancies were observed for some isotopes for which the measurements were considered less reliable. Predicted dose rates were in very good agreement with the measurements.
