• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 35, Issue 5, 059001 (2023)
Chao Peng, Zhifeng Lei, Zhangang Zhang, Shaohua Yang, Ping Lai, and Guoguang Lu
Author Affiliations
  • Science and Technology on Reliability Physics and Application of Electronic Component Laboratory, China Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research Institute, Guangzhou 511370, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220353 Cite this Article
    Chao Peng, Zhifeng Lei, Zhangang Zhang, Shaohua Yang, Ping Lai, Guoguang Lu. Measurement and simulation of terrestrial atmospheric neutron spectrum in typical regions of China[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(5): 059001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of Bonner sphere spectrometer
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of Bonner sphere spectrometer
    Field measurement of atmospheric neutron spectrum
    Fig. 2. Field measurement of atmospheric neutron spectrum
    Measured atmospheric neutron spectra at different locations
    Fig. 3. Measured atmospheric neutron spectra at different locations
    Atmospheric neutron differential flux as a function of energy at different measurement sites calculated by EXPACS model
    Fig. 4. Atmospheric neutron differential flux as a function of energy at different measurement sites calculated by EXPACS model
    Comparison between calculated results and measured data of atmospheric neutron spectrum
    Fig. 5. Comparison between calculated results and measured data of atmospheric neutron spectrum
    Atmospheric environment modeling in Monte Carlo transport simulations
    Fig. 6. Atmospheric environment modeling in Monte Carlo transport simulations
    Primary galaxy cosmic ray particle spectra used in Monte Carlo simulations
    Fig. 7. Primary galaxy cosmic ray particle spectra used in Monte Carlo simulations
    Atmospheric neutron spectra at different altitudes obtained by Monte Carlo simulations
    Fig. 8. Atmospheric neutron spectra at different altitudes obtained by Monte Carlo simulations
    Comparison of atmospheric neutron spectra obtained from field measurement, EXPACS model calculation and Monte Carlo simulation in Guangzhou
    Fig. 9. Comparison of atmospheric neutron spectra obtained from field measurement, EXPACS model calculation and Monte Carlo simulation in Guangzhou
    measurement locationlongitudelatitudealtitude/m
    Guangzhou113°40′55″E23°16′38″N42
    Lanzhou103°15′36″E35°50′40″N1780
    Lhasa91°7′23″E29°39′39″N3634
    Yangbajing90°31′32″E30°5′56″N4277
    Table 1. Location information of atmospheric neutron spectrum measurement
    particle typesprobability/%
    neutron61.0
    proton18.6
    4-helium18.3
    heavy ion1.4
    muon0.2
    pion+,pion0.2
    Table 2. Probability of inelastic interaction between different particles and atmospheric atoms in cascade reaction process
    particle typesprobability/%
    neutron31.6
    proton25.2
    4-helium19.2
    photon7.8
    pion+,pion6.0
    deuteron,triton4.6
    Table 3. Generation probability of secondary particles in inelastic interactions
    Chao Peng, Zhifeng Lei, Zhangang Zhang, Shaohua Yang, Ping Lai, Guoguang Lu. Measurement and simulation of terrestrial atmospheric neutron spectrum in typical regions of China[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(5): 059001
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