Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study

J. Lerendegui-Marco; M. A. Cortés-Giraldo; C. Guerrero; J. M. Quesada; S. Lo Meo; C. Massimi; M. Barbagallo; N. Colonna; D. Mancussi; F. Mingrone; M. Sabaté-Gilarte; G. Vannini; V. Vlachoudis; O. Aberle; J. Andrzejewski; L. Audouin; M. Bacak; J. Balibrea; F. Bečvář; E. Berthoumieux; J. Billowes; D. Bosnar; A. Brown; M. Caamaño; F. Calviño; M. Calviani; D. Cano-Ott; R. Cardella; A. Casanovas; F. Cerutti; Y. H. Chen; E. Chiaveri; G. Cortés; L. Cosentino; L. A. Damone; M. Diakaki; C. Domingo-Pardo; R. Dressler; E. Dupont; I. Durán; B. Fernández-Domínguez; A. Ferrari; P. Ferreira; P. Finocchiaro; K. Göbel; M. B. Gómez-Hornillos; A. R. García; A. Gawlik; S. Gilardoni; T. Glodariu; I. F. Gonçalves; E. González; E. Griesmayer; F. Gunsing; H. Harada; S. Heinitz; J. Heyse; D. G. Jenkins; E. Jericha; F. Käppeler; Y. Kadi; A. Kalamara; P. Kavrigin; A. Kimura; N. Kivel; M. Kokkoris; M. Krtička; D. Kurtulgil; E. Leal-Cidoncha; C. Lederer; H. Leeb; S. J. Lonsdale; D. Macina; J. Marganiec; T. Martínez; A. Masi; P. Mastinu; M. Mastromarco; E. A. Maugeri; A. Mazzone; E. Mendoza; A. Mengoni; P. M. Milazzo; A. Musumarra; A. Negret; R. Nolte; A. Oprea; N. Patronis; A. Pavlik; J. Perkowski; I. Porras; J. Praena; D. Radeck; T. Rauscher; R. Reifarth; P. C. Rout; C. Rubbia; J. A. Ryan; A. Saxena; P. Schillebeeckx; D. Schumann; A. G. Smith; N. V. Sosnin; A. Stamatopoulos; G. Tagliente; J. L. Tain; A. Tarifeño-Saldivia; L. Tassan-Got; S. Valenta; V. Variale; P. Vaz; A. Ventura; R. Vlastou; A. Wallner; S. Warren; P. J. Woods; T. Wright; P. Ugec

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Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study

J. Lerendegui-Marco, M. A. Cortés-Giraldo, C. Guerrero, J. M. Quesada, S. Lo Meo, C. Massimi, M. Barbagallo, N. Colonna, D. Mancussi, F. Mingrone, M. Sabaté-Gilarte, G. Vannini, V. Vlachoudis, O. Aberle, J. Andrzejewski, L. Audouin, M. Bacak, J. Balibrea, F. Bečvář, E. BerthoumieuxJ. Billowes, D. Bosnar, A. Brown, M. Caamaño, F. Calviño, M. Calviani, D. Cano-Ott, R. Cardella, A. Casanovas, F. Cerutti, Y. H. Chen, E. Chiaveri, G. Cortés, L. Cosentino, L. A. Damone, M. Diakaki, C. Domingo-Pardo, R. Dressler, E. Dupont, I. Durán, B. Fernández-Domínguez, A. Ferrari, P. Ferreira, P. Finocchiaro, K. Göbel, M. B. Gómez-Hornillos, A. R. García, A. Gawlik, S. Gilardoni, T. Glodariu, I. F. Gonçalves, E. González, E. Griesmayer, F. Gunsing, H. Harada, S. Heinitz, J. Heyse, D. G. Jenkins, E. Jericha, F. Käppeler, Y. Kadi, A. Kalamara, P. Kavrigin, A. Kimura, N. Kivel, M. Kokkoris, M. Krtička, D. Kurtulgil, E. Leal-Cidoncha, C. Lederer, H. Leeb, S. J. Lonsdale, D. Macina, J. Marganiec, T. Martínez, A. Masi, P. Mastinu, M. Mastromarco, E. A. Maugeri, A. Mazzone, E. Mendoza, A. Mengoni, P. M. Milazzo, A. Musumarra, A. Negret, R. Nolte, A. Oprea, N. Patronis, A. Pavlik, J. Perkowski, I. Porras, J. Praena, D. Radeck, T. Rauscher, R. Reifarth, P. C. Rout, C. Rubbia, J. A. Ryan, A. Saxena, P. Schillebeeckx, D. Schumann, A. G. Smith, N. V. Sosnin, A. Stamatopoulos, G. Tagliente, J. L. Tain, A. Tarifeño-Saldivia, L. Tassan-Got, S. Valenta, V. Variale, P. Vaz, A. Ventura, R. Vlastou, A. Wallner, S. Warren, P. J. Woods, T. Wright, P. Ugec

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Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are an essential tool to determine fundamental features of a neutron beam, such as the neutron flux or the γ-ray background, that sometimes can not be measured or at least not in every position or energy range. Until recently, the most widely used MC codes in this field had been MCNPX and FLGBRA. However, the Geant4 toolkit has also become a competitive code for the transport of neutrons after the development of the native Geant4 format for neutron data libraries, G4NDL. In this context, we present the Geant4 simulations of the neutron spallation target of the n-TOF facility at CERN, done with version 10.1.1 of the toolkit. The first goal was the validation of the intra-nuclear cascade models implemented in the code using, as benchmark, the characteristics of the neutron beam measured at the first experimental area (EAR1), especially the neutron flux and energy distribution, and the time distribution of neutrons of equal kinetic energy, the so-called Resolution Function. The second goal was the development of a Monte Carlo tool aimed to provide useful calculations for both the analysis and planning of the upcoming measurements at the new experimental area (EAR2) of the facility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ND 2016
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology
Editors	Peter Siegler, Wim Mondelaers, Arjan Plompen, Franz-Josef Hambsch, Peter Schillebeeckx, Stefan Kopecky, Jan Heyse, Stephan Oberstedt
Publisher	EDP Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)	9782759890200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603030
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2017
Event	2016 International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, ND 2016 - Bruges, Belgium Duration: 11 Sept 2016 → 16 Sept 2016

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Name	EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume	146
ISSN (Print)	2101-6275
ISSN (Electronic)	2100-014X

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Conference	2016 International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology, ND 2016
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	11/09/16 → 16/09/16

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Lerendegui-Marco, J., Cortés-Giraldo, M. A., Guerrero, C., Quesada, J. M., Meo, S. L., Massimi, C., Barbagallo, M., Colonna, N., Mancussi, D., Mingrone, F., Sabaté-Gilarte, M., Vannini, G., Vlachoudis, V., Aberle, O., Andrzejewski, J., Audouin, L., Bacak, M., Balibrea, J., Bečvář, F., ... Ugec, P. (2017). Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study. In P. Siegler, W. Mondelaers, A. Plompen, F.-J. Hambsch, P. Schillebeeckx, S. Kopecky, J. Heyse, & S. Oberstedt (Eds.), ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology Article 03030 (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 146). EDP Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714603030

Lerendegui-Marco, J. ; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A. ; Guerrero, C. et al. / Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit : A benchmark study. ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. editor / Peter Siegler ; Wim Mondelaers ; Arjan Plompen ; Franz-Josef Hambsch ; Peter Schillebeeckx ; Stefan Kopecky ; Jan Heyse ; Stephan Oberstedt. EDP Sciences, 2017. (EPJ Web of Conferences).

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Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study. / Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Cortés-Giraldo, M. A.; Guerrero, C. et al.
ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. ed. / Peter Siegler; Wim Mondelaers; Arjan Plompen; Franz-Josef Hambsch; Peter Schillebeeckx; Stefan Kopecky; Jan Heyse; Stephan Oberstedt. EDP Sciences, 2017. 03030 (EPJ Web of Conferences; Vol. 146).

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Lerendegui-Marco J, Cortés-Giraldo MA, Guerrero C, Quesada JM, Meo SL, Massimi C et al. Monte carlo simulations of the n-TOF lead spallation target with the Geant4 toolkit: A benchmark study. In Siegler P, Mondelaers W, Plompen A, Hambsch FJ, Schillebeeckx P, Kopecky S, Heyse J, Oberstedt S, editors, ND 2016: International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology. EDP Sciences. 2017. 03030. (EPJ Web of Conferences). doi: 10.1051/epjconf/201714603030

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