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Study of 14.1 MeV Neutron Moderation in Beryllium

Instrumentation and Detectors 2025-03-19 v1 Nuclear Experiment Nuclear Theory Computational Physics
Authors: Serena Fattori , Rino Persiani , Ugo Abundo
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Abstract

This study investigates the moderation of 14.1 MeV neutrons in a natural beryllium moderator arranged in a spherical geometry. The neutron interactions and moderation efficiency were analyzed using Monte Carlo simulations with the GEANT4 toolkit. Various sphere radii were tested to determine the optimal moderator thickness for neutron thermalization.

Keywords

neutron moderation beryllium Monte Carlo simulation GEANT4 neutron thermalization spherical geometry

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@article{arxiv.2503.08396,
  title  = {Study of 14.1 MeV Neutron Moderation in Beryllium},
  author = {Serena Fattori and Rino Persiani and Ugo Abundo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.08396},
  year   = {2025}
}

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7 pages, 7 figures

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