Publication detail

Transmutation of I-129, Np-237 Pu-238, Pu-239, and Am-241 using neutrons produced in target-blanket system 'Energy plus Transmutation' by relativistic protons

ADAM, J. KATOVSKÝ, K. BALABEKYAN, A. KRIVOPUSTOV, M. TSOUPKO-SITNIKOV, V. SOLNYSHKIN, A. WESTMEIER, W.

Original Title

Transmutation of I-129, Np-237 Pu-238, Pu-239, and Am-241 using neutrons produced in target-blanket system 'Energy plus Transmutation' by relativistic protons

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Target-blanket facility 'Energy + Transmutation' was irradiated by proton beam extracted from the Nuclotron Accelerator in Laboratory of High Energies of Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. Neutrons generated by the spallation reactions of 0.7, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 GeV protons and lead target interact with subcritical uranium blanket. In the neutron field outside the blanket, radioactive iodine, neptunium, plutonium and americium samples were irradiated and transmutation reaction yields (residual nuclei production yields) have been determined using gamma-spectroscopy. Neutron field's energy distribution has also been studied using a set of threshold detectors. Results of transmutation studies of I-129, Np-237, Pu-238, Pu-239 and Am-241 are presented.

Authors

ADAM, J.; KATOVSKÝ, K.; BALABEKYAN, A.; KRIVOPUSTOV, M.; TSOUPKO-SITNIKOV, V.; SOLNYSHKIN, A.; WESTMEIER, W.

Released

1. 2. 2007

Publisher

INDIAN ACADEMY SCIENCES

Location

C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B #8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA

ISBN

0304-4289

Periodical

PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Year of study

68

Number

2

State

Republic of India

Pages from

201

Pages to

212

Pages count

11

BibTex

@article{BUT104114,
  author="Jindřich {Adam} and Karel {Katovský} and Anahit R. {Balabekyan} and Mikhail I. {Krivopustov} and Vsevolod M. {Tsoupko-Sitnikov} and Alexander A. {Solnyshkin} and Wolfram {Westmeier}",
  title="Transmutation of I-129, Np-237 Pu-238, Pu-239, and Am-241 using neutrons produced in target-blanket system 'Energy plus Transmutation' by relativistic protons",
  journal="PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS",
  year="2007",
  volume="68",
  number="2",
  pages="201--212",
  doi="10.1007/s12043-007-0024-6",
  issn="0304-4289"
}