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铑自给能中子探测器信号处理系统研究及中子灵敏度堆测试验

The Study of the Signal Processing System of the Rhodium Self-powered Neutron Detector and Neutron Sensitivity Reactor Testing

  • 摘要: 自给能中子探测器(Self Powered Neutron Detector, SPND)作为堆内探测中子注量率的重要探测元器件,由于其特殊的响应机理,SPND的信号电流一般较小且存在延迟响应,目前对于SPND灵敏度的研究也缺乏堆内的实验数据。本研究以铑自给能中子探测器(Rhodium Self-Powered Neutron Detector, Rh-SPND)为研究对象,通过对弱电流的放大调节,以及对延迟信号的算法处理,研发了Rh-SPND快速响应系统将探测器的信号响应时间从数百秒降低至3 s左右。在岷江试验反应堆(Minjiang Test Reactor, MJTR)上对Rh-SPND进行了灵敏度辐照试验。实验结果显示,随着反应堆功率的不断升高,堆芯的温度也在逐渐上升,当满功率运行时,试验段温度为42.4 °C;Rh-SPND的输出电流随着反应堆功率的升高也在增加,且阳面的电流大,阴面的电流小,最后计算了Rh-SPND的热中子灵敏度,3支SPND的热中子灵敏度分别为:1.66×10−20, 1.68×10−20, 1.44×10−20 A·(n·cm−2·s−1)−1

     

    Abstract: Self-Powered Neutron Detectors (SPNDs) are crucial components for measuring neutron flux inside reactor cores. Due to their unique response mechanism, SPND signal currents are typically small and exhibit a delayed response. Furthermore, research on SPND sensitivity currently lacks experimental data obtained within reactors. This study focuses on Rhodium-SPNDs (Rh-SPNDs). By developing amplification circuitry for weak currents and implementing algorithms to process the delayed signals, a fast-response system for Rh-SPNDs was developed, reducing the detector's signal response time from several hundred seconds to approximately 3 s. Sensitivity irradiation tests were conducted on the Rh-SPNDs in the Minjiang Test Reactor (MJTR). The experimental results show that as the reactor power increased, the temperature in the test section also gradually rose, reaching 42.4 °C at full power. The output current of the Rh-SPNDs increased with rising reactor power, with higher currents observed on the "sunny side" (facing the core) compared to the "shady side". Finally, the thermal neutron sensitivity of the Rh-SPNDs was calculated. The thermal neutron sensitivities for the three SPNDs were: 1.66×1020, 1.68×1020 and 1.44×1020 A·(n·cm−2·s−1)−1, respectively.

     

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