STUDY OF NEUTRON FIELD AROUND MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY-PLASMA FOCUS (MNA-PF) USING PHITS

Puteri Nuraliah Husna Mohd Tajuddin; Mohd Faiz Mohd Zin; Rokiah Mohd Sabri; Abd Halim Baijan; Leo Kwee Wah; Mohd Azhar Ahmad; Mukhlis Mokhtar; Mohammad Karimi Manawir; Mohd Noor Shafeek Jaafar

Puteri Nuraliah Husna Mohd Tajuddin Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mohd Faiz Mohd Zin Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Rokiah Mohd Sabri Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Abd Halim Baijan Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Leo Kwee Wah, Dr. Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mohd Azhar Ahmad Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mukhlis Mokhtar Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mohammad Karimi Manawir Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Mohd Noor Shafeek Jaafar Malaysian Nuclear Agency

Keywords: Plasma focus, PHITS, effective dose rate

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Plasma Focus is a device that can produce neutron, x-ray, electron, and ion. The Malaysian Nuclear Agency employs a plasma focus device based on the UNU/ICTP PFF design of the Mather type. In this study, the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Code System (PHITS) was used to model the neutron field in the plasma focus. PHITS is a Monte Carlo particle transport simulation code that was used to model the Malaysian Nuclear Agency-Plasma Focus device and simulate the neutron field in the chamber. As a result of employing the PHITS code, the effective dose rate will be compared with the result from the experiment that has been done to study the neutron field around the plasma focus device. The neutron flux and dose mapping also has been obtained from the PHITS code.

ABSTRAK
Plasma Focus is a device that can produce neutron, x-ray, electron, and ion. The Malaysian Nuclear Agency employs a plasma focus device based on the UNU/ICTP PFF design of the Mather type. In this study, the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport Code System (PHITS) was used to model the neutron field in the plasma focus. PHITS is a Monte Carlo particle transport simulation code that was used to model the Malaysian Nuclear Agency-Plasma Focus device and simulate the neutron field in the chamber. As a result of employing the PHITS code, the effective dose rate will be compared with the result from the experiment that has been done to study the neutron field around the plasma focus device. The neutron flux and dose mapping also has been obtained from the PHITS code.