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501503747 Nuclear Reactors. Nuclear Physics at BAU http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/ This course http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/Reactors Prerequisites Nuclear and Radiation Physics 742 http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/nuclear-radiation Advanced Statistical Mechanics 761. General subjects to be covered. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Nuclear Physics at BAU Nuclear Physics at BAU http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/
This courseThis coursehttp://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/Reactors
PrerequisitesPrerequisites• Nuclear and Radiation Physics 742
http://nuclear.bau.edu.jo/nuclear-radiation • Advanced Statistical Mechanics 761
501503747 Nuclear Reactors
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• Review of relevant studied material in nuclear physics.• Concepts in neutron physics.• The relevant physics related to nuclear technology:
Fission chain reaction. Neutron diffusion and moderation. Heat removal from nuclear reactors. Isotope separation. …
• Components of nuclear reactors.• Nuclear reactor fuels and fuel cycles.• Nuclear reactor theory. • Basic concepts of radiation protection and nuclear safety, shielding and waste disposal.• Issues and prospects of nuclear power today and in the future.
General subjects to be covered
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Grading
Review Test 05%Mid-term Exam 20%Projects, quizzes and HWs 25%Final Exam 50%
• Homeworks are due after one week unless otherwise announced.• Remarks or questions marked in red without being announced as homeworks should be also seriously considered!• Some tasks can (or should) be sent by email:
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Review Test
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Projects
Consider nuclear fuel cycles with emphasis on front ends.
• Work as a team. Divide and organize the job among you.• Try to explore local applicability.• Due date (for written version): December 5th. • Presentation: Will be scheduled later.
Other small projects will be announced in class.
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
Conservation Laws• Charge, Baryon number, total energy, linear momentum, angular momentum, parity, (isospin??) …….
apa X
pY
pb
Y
bQTTcmcm iffi 22
+ve Q-value exoergic reaction. -ve Q-value endoergic reaction.
aYb TQTT +ve Q-value reaction possible if Ta 0. -ve Q-value reaction not possible if Ta 0. (Is Ta > |Q| sufficient?).
Conservation of momentum ……
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• Conservation of momentum.• We usually do not detect Y.Show that:
• The threshold energy (for Ta): (the condition occurs for = 0º).
• +ve Q-value reaction possible if Ta 0.• Coulomb barriers…….!!!• -ve Q-value reaction possible if Ta > TTh.
bY
aaYYbYabaabab mm
TmmQmmmTmmTmmT
])()[(coscos 2
HW 1HW 1
abY
bYTh mmm
mmQT
Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
• The double valued situation occurs between TTh and the upper limit Ta
\.
• Double-valued in a forward cone.
aY
Ya mm
mQT
\
aba
aaYYbY
Tmm
TmmQmmm ])()[(cos max
2
HW 1HW 1 (continued)(continued)
Discuss the elasticelastic and inelastic scatteringinelastic scattering
of neutronsneutrons using these relations.
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
What about
neutron induced
reactions?
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
What about
neutron induced
reactions?
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
What about
neutron induced
reactions?
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Nuclear Reaction Energetics (revisited)
• If the reaction reaches excited states of Y
58Ni(,p)61Cu
Highest proton energy
exbexYaXex EQcmEcmcmcmQ 02222 )(
less proton energy
even less ….
See Figures 11.4 in Krane What about neutron
induced reactions?
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Neutron Interactions (revisited)
• Chadwick’s discovery.• Neutrons interact with nuclei, not with atoms. (Exceptions).
• Recall from Nuclear Physics 742:o Inelastic scattering (n,n\). Q = -E* Inelastic gammas.
Threshold?o Elastic scattering (n,n). Q = ?? (Potential and CN).
Neutron moderation?o Radiative capture (n,). Q = ?? Capture gammas.o (n,), (n,p). Q = ?? Absorption Reactions.o (n,2n), (n,3n) Q = ?? Energetic neutrons on heavy water can easily eject the loosely bound neutron.o Fission. (n,f).
HW 2HW 2 Examples of such exo- and endo-thermic reactions with Q calculations.
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• Elastic or inelastic.• Analogous to diffraction.• Alternating maxima and minima.• First maximum at
• Minimum not at zero (sharp edge of the nucleus??)• Clear for neutrons.• Protons? High energy, large angles. Why?• Inelastic Excited states, energy, X-section and spin-parity.
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ARR
p
h
o
R
Neutron Scattering (revisited)
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• Probability.• Projectile a will more probably hit target X if area is larger.• Classically: = (Ra + RX)2. Classical = ??? (in b) n + 1H, n + 238U, 238U + 238U • Quantum mechanically: = 2.
• Coulomb and centrifugal barriers energy dependence of . What about neutrons?What about neutrons?• Nature of force: Strong: 15N(p,)12C ~ 0.5 b at Ep = 2 MeV. Electromagnetic: 3He(,)7Be ~ 10-6 b at E = 2 MeV. Weak: p(p,e+)D ~ 10-20 b at Ep = 2 MeV.• Experimental challenges to measure low X-sections..
CMaXaXaaX
Xa
EEmm
mm
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Reaction Cross Section (revisited)
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Reaction Cross Section (Simple terms)
XA (Area of the beam!!)
Monoenergetic neutrons of speed v
(cm.s-1) and density n (cm-3)
Target with N atoms.cm-3 or NAX atoms.
Position of a neutron 1 s
before arriving at target
|v|
Volume = vAcontaining nvA neutrons that hit the
“whole” target in 1 s.Beam Intensity I nvA/A = nv (cm-2s-1)
Number of neutrons interacting with target per second I, A, X and N= t I N A X
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Reaction Cross Section (Simple terms)
Number of neutrons interacting with target per second= t I N A X
Number of interactions with a single nucleus per second = t I Interpretation and units of .
nvA = IA neutrons strike the target per second, of these
tI neutrons interact with any single nucleus. Thus,
measures the probability for a neutron to hit a nucleus.
Total cross section Total number of
nuclei in the target
AAI
I tt
Effective cross-sectional area of the nucleus.
Study
examples in
Lamarsh
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Reaction Cross Section (Simple terms)
Number of neutrons interacting with target per second= t I N A X
Number of interactions per cm3 per second (Collision Density) Ft = t I N = I t
t = N t
Total cross section Volume of the
target
Macroscopic total cross
section.Probability per
unit path length.
tt
XteIXI
1
)( 0
Mean free path
Study
examples in
Lamarsh
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Reaction Cross Section (Simple terms)
Homogeneous Mixture
Molecule xmyn Nx=mN, Ny=nN
given that events at x and y are independent.
yyxxyx NN
yx nm
Study
examples in
Lamarsh
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Reaction Cross Section (revisited)
d,Ia
Detector for particle “b”
\NI
dRd
a
b
“X“ t
arge
t Nuc
lei /
cm2
“a” particles / s
“b” particles / scm2
Typical nucleus (R=6 fm): geometrical R2 1 b.Typical : <b to >106 b.
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Reaction Cross Section (revisited)
Many different quantities are called “cross section”.Krane Table 11.1
\4
),(4
),(
NI
r
d
d
drdR
a
b
Angular distribution
“Differential” cross section(,) or ( )or “cross section” …!!
Units … !
d
dddd
d
d
ddd
0
2
0
sin
sin
ddE
d
b
2
Doubly differential
Energy state in “Y”
dE
d
t for all “b” particles.
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n-TOFn-TOFCERNCERN
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1/v
235U thermal cross sectionsfission 584 b.scattering 9 b.radiative capture 97 b.
Fast neutrons should be moderated.
Fission Barriers
Different Features (revisited)
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Neutron Induced Reactions (revisited)
22 nXHCCHbY IIIn X(n,b)Y
n(En)b(Q+En)
For thermal neutronsQ >> En
b(Q) constant
2
11
vE
)( nln EPvn
Probability to penetrate the potential barrier
Po(Ethermal) = 1P>o(Ethermal) = 0
vEnn
1)( Non-resonant
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Neutron Induced Reactions (revisited)
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bbplL
lb 222
1max, )12( lbb lll
)()(
7.656)(2
keVEub
CM HW 3HW 3
)1()12)(12(
122max aX
XaaX JJ
J
Statistical Factor (revisited)
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Resonance Reactions (revisited)
Entrance Channela + X
ExitChannelb + YCompound
Nucleus C*
ExcitedState
ExJ
a + X Y + b Q > 0b + Y X + a Q < 0
Inverse Reaction
22 )1()12)(12(
12XaHCCHbY
JJ
JIIIaX
XaaXaX
QM StatisticalFactor ()
Identicalparticles
• Nature of force(s).• Time-reversal invariance.
22 )1()12)(12(
12YbHCCHXa
JJ
JIIIbY
YbbYbY
??bY
aX
HW 4HW 4
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Projectile
TargetQ-value
Projectile
Q-valueTarget
Direct Capture(all energies)
Resonant Capture(selected energies with large X-section)
E = E + Q - Eex
2XaHY
Q + ER = Er
22XaHEEHE CNrrf
ba
Resonance Reactions (revisited)
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Resonance Reactions (revisited)
22
2 )()(
o
fresponse
Damped OscillatorDamped Oscillator
eigenfrequency
Dampingfactor
Oscillator strength
22
2 )()()(
R
ba
EEE
0
1
t
ot
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Resonance Reactions (revisited)
22
2
2
)()()1(
)12)(12(
12)(
R
baaX
XaaX EEJJ
JE
Breit-Wigner formulaBreit-Wigner formula
• All quantities in CM system• Only for isolated resonances.
a
b
e
R
aae
baR
Reaction
Elastic scattering
HW 5HW 5 When does R take its maximum value?
ba
Usually a >> b.
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Resonance Reactions (revisited)
Ja + JX + l = J(-1)l (Ja) (JX) = (J)
(-1)l = (J) Natural parity.
ExitChannelb + Y
Compound Nucleus C*
ExcitedState
ExJ
Entrance Channela + X
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Resonance Reactions (revisited)
Cro
ss s
ecti
on
EC a Energy
What is the “Resonance Strength” …?What is its significance?In what units is it measured?
ba
aXXa JJ
J)1(
)12)(12(
12
Charged particleradiative capture (a,)(What about neutrons?)(What about neutrons?)
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Neutron Resonance Reactions (revisited)
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Neutron Activation Analysis (revisited)
(Z,A) + n (Z, A+1)-
(Z+1, A+1)
(-delayed -ray)
http://ie.lbl.gov/naa !
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