Measurement of the Energy Depositions in a Silicon Volume by 14 MeV Neutrons

Author

Chabane, H. ; Vaille, J.R. ; Barelaud, B. ; Wrobel, F. ; Calzavara, Y. ; McNulty, P.J. ; Decossas, J.L. ; Garcia, P. ; Dusseau, L. ; Boch, J. ; Saigne, F.

Author_Institution

Univ. de Montpellier II

Volume

53

Issue

6

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3707

Lastpage

3712

Abstract

The aim of this work is to validate experimentally the results of the Monte Carlo Recoil Energy Determination (MC-RED) nuclear physics code used to determine the deposited energy in a silicon volume taking into account the probabilistic approach of the physical phenomenon. A silicon sensor has been used to measure the deposited energy spectrum after an irradiation with a 14 MeV neutron source. Neutrons of 14 MeV were produced by the SAMES accelerator of the Valduc CEA research center. The experimental results were compared with the one obtained by the MC-RED code in the same silicon volume. To compare experiment and simulations, it requires that the complete neutron field be specified. We have to take into account the facility cell environment. Nuclear simulations were performed with the MCNP code to determine with accuracy the energy spectra of neutrons and gamma rays produced by this facility on the sensor. It is shown that the contribution of secondary neutrons is not negligible

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; gamma-ray detection; neutron effects; neutron sources; silicon radiation detectors; 14 MeV; MC-RED nuclear physics code; MCNP code; Monte Carlo recoil energy determination; SAMES accelerator; Valduc CEA research center; cell environment; energy deposition; energy spectrum; gamma rays; neutron irradiation; neutron source; neutron-silicon interactions; nuclear simulations; probabilistic approach; secondary neutrons; silicon detector; silicon sensor; single event upset; Atmospheric modeling; Energy measurement; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Nuclear physics; Random access memory; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Silicon; Single event upset; Volume measurement; Neutron-silicon interactions; neutron source; nuclear physics code; silicon detector; single event upset;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2006.885008

Filename

4033318