Published 2005 | Version v1
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Validation of the GEANT4 Monte Carlo code in the Tunisian Gamma irradiation facility

  • 1. National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia. (Tunisia)

Description

This work describes a complete Monte Carlo study of the Tunisian gamma irradiation facility (CNSTN) using the GEANT4 CERN's code. The study focused on the optimization of the absorbed dose distribution inside the irradiation cell, with and without product. For this purpose, 32 different points at the middle plane of the source rack, 29 positions along Z axis and 7 critical points, were carried out using PMMA dosimeters. Then, to achieve a given bulk density, boxes loaded with ''dummy'' product, were used. Simulated and experimental results are compared and good agreement is observed. It is shown that Monte Carlo simulation improves process understanding, predicts absorbed dose distributions and calculates dose uniformity within product

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Proceedings of the eighth national conference on research in physics

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the eight national conference on research in physics
Imprint Pagination
410 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 399

Conference

Title
8. national conference on research in physics
Dates
20-23 Dec 2005
Place
Elkantaoui-Sousse (Tunisia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Tunisia
Country of Input or Organization
Tunisia
INIS RN
38017882
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; G CODES; GAMMA RADIATION; IRRADIATION PLANTS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; TUNISIA; VALIDATION
Descriptors DEC
AFRICA; ARAB COUNTRIES; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIATIONS; SIMULATION; TESTING

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