Speaker
Description
In this work we present the coupling of the simulation processes of two different physical phenomena. These being the Beam Dynamics at the high energy line of an accelerator, and the Neutron flux transport produced by beam-target nuclear interactions. This work is held within the framework of the IFMIF-DONES project (International Fusion Irradiation Facility-DEMO Oriented NEutron Source), whose main goal is to test materials capable of withstand the extreme irradiation conditions that future fusion reactors will have to manage. In order to recreate these conditions, a Deuteron beam is accelerated until it reaches a 40 MeV energy, 125 mA and it is shaped to have an specific profile by the end of the High Energy Beam Transport line. Colliding with a Lithium target afterwards, it will produce a neutron flux whose irradiation effects are upon study. In this contribution we focus on how the BD of the HEBT, i.e. the profile shaping, affects this neutron flux by developing a coupling tool that runs sequentially both softwares (TraceWin for BD and MCNP6.2 for Neutron transport) and that serves multiple purposes since it allows to determine the impact of the HEBT on neutron configuration.
Funding Agency
This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Agreement No 101052200-EUROfusion)
| Region represented | Europe |
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| Paper preparation format | LaTeX |
