SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2007
STP45447S

Proton Induced Activation in Mercury: Comparison of Measurements and Calculations

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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.

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Remec, Igor
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Glasgow, David, C.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Haines, John, R.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Johnson, Jeffrey, O.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
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Developed by Committee: E10
Pages: 220–227
DOI: 10.1520/STP45447S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-6242-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-3412-6