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R. H. Karcher
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 27 | Number 2 | February 1967 | Pages 367-387
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18276
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The transport of neutrons from a point source of simulated weapons radiation in infinite air is calculated. Weapons neutron spectra are simulated using a mixed source composed of a chopped fission spectrum with most of the neutrons below 0.4 MeV deleted, and an equivalent number distributed uniformly in the 12- to 16-MeV range. The results obtained are generally conservative, from a shielding standpoint, for most nuclear devices. The method of track length stretching is used to improve the efficiency of the Monte Carlo analysis for deep penetration calculations. Well-converged fast-neutron flux and dose data are obtained for penetration distances of about 400 g/cm2 (approximately 2 miles in sea-level air at 68°F). Energy spectra and angular distributions are calculated also; however, the convergence is less satisfactory in this case. It is found that the inelastic and capture gamma sources resulting from neutron interaction in air are of extremely low intensity and are probably negligible for most shielding applications. Integral and differential neutron air-transport data are tabulated as a function of penetration distance to facilitate their use in shielding calculations.