Validation of SiO2 neutron cross sections for asteroid deflection purposes

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F26722445%3A_____%2F24%3AN0000055" target="_blank" >RIV/26722445:_____/24:N0000055 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576524002066" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576524002066</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.006" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.006</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Validation of SiO2 neutron cross sections for asteroid deflection purposes

Original language description

The asteroid impacts can be devastating for the life on the Earth. Thus, mitigation of this unwanted event is of crucial importance, and nuclear devices are state-of-the-art choice. The presented paper focus on nuclear data validation of silicon and oxygen. Nuclear data validation is an essential task because nuclear data are the deciding factor for energy deposition profiles, which serve as input for subsequent hydrodynamic simulation, thus directly affecting the description of asteroid deflection. The silicon and oxygen in the form of silicate materials are abundant in asteroids. The set of neutron and gamma transport experiments using a primary neutron standard 252Cf neutron source was performed. The fast neutron spectrum in the energy range of 2-10 MeV was measured using a stilbene detector. The best agreement for fast neutron leakage spectra was reached using INDEN evaluation for 28Si and ENDF/B-VIII.0 16O evaluation. Activation foils sensitive in different energy ranges were utilized. The results depend on the examined reaction and distance from the source. Finally, the prompt gamma rays from capture and inelastic scattering were measured by an HPGe detector. With the exception of 28Si(n,n´) 1779 keV peak, other prompt gamma production peaks show significant discrepancies. The calculations for comparisons of different transport libraries were performed using Monte Carlo MCNP6.2 code. The results show the necessity of further improvement of evaluations for oxygen and silicon.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project

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Continuities

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Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Astronautica

ISSN

0094-5765

e-ISSN

1879-2030

Volume of the periodical

220

Issue of the periodical within the volume

July

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

88-93

UT code for WoS article

001290843200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85190749017