Abstract:
A brief theoretical principle of the production of 14 MeV neutrons from thermal neutrons has been given.The
6LiD convertors rely on the absorption of a thermal neutron resulting in a triton which interacts with deuterium producing a 14 MeV neutron.The calculation and analysis model of 14 MeV neutron flux in the convertor have considered the neutron flux disturbance of convertor to irradiation channel and the leakage of T in
6LiD converter.The calculation and analysis model of effective yield of 14 MeV neutron,which generated from thermal neutron,has been established.The results show that the optimal thickness of
6LiD is 0.85 mm,and effective yield(Y) of thermal neutron converting 14 MeV neutron is 3.18×10
-4.