In order to estimate the anisotropy emission of 241Am-Be and 252Cf neutron sources from the Spanish Neutron Standards Laboratory (LPN/CIEMAT) detailed models of sources capsules and capsule holders were designed with the MCNPX code. Simulations of the sources inside the capsules without the capsule holders were done to validate the MC model by comparison with experimental results provided by other authors. After that, the capsule holders were incorporated to the simulation. In general, a good agreement has been found between measurements and our calculations. Results show the additional encapsulations have significant influence on anisotropy factors, energy spectra and dose rates.
Keywords: 241Am-Be. 252Cf; Monte Carlo; anisotropy factor; neutron source.
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