Re: Changing the geometry during the simulation

From: Francesco Rossetto <francesco.rossetto.3_at_studenti.unipd.it>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:49:06 +0200

Thank you Nikhil! And what if I set the parameter WHAT(6) to blackhole
for the box? This should prevent the activation of the box during the
radiation period, right?

Francesco

Il 27/08/2013 13:52, nikhil shetty ha scritto:
> Hi Francesco,
>
> According to the FLUKA manual: "There is the possibility of
> selectively changing regions to vacuum/blackhole (and/or switching
> on/off possible fields) when transporting radioactive decay products."
> See WHAT(6) of the ASSIGNMAT card:
> http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php?id=man_onl&sub=10
> <http://www.fluka.org/fluka.php?id=man_onl&sub=10>
>
> If you want to get the activation in the sample only, then you have to
> set the WHAT(6) of ASSIGNMAT card for the sample to be VACUUM.
>
> Cheers,
> -Nikhil
>
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> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Francesco Rossetto
> <francesco.rossetto.3_at_studenti.unipd.it
> <mailto:francesco.rossetto.3_at_studenti.unipd.it>> wrote:
>
> Dear FLUKA experts,
> I have a problem, I would like to perform a simulation of this
> system in the following steps:
>
> * a proton beam hits an uranium carbonide sample for 14 days
> inside a concrete environment;
> * after this time the beam is switched off, and a progressive
> measurement of the equivalent dose is performed during 14 days;
> * after this time the sample is still radioactive, and is put
> in a lead box, and the equivalent dose has to be scored.
>
> Using the activation cards, the two former steps were not a
> problem, but the last one is something really tricky, since I have
> no idea if it's possible to change the geometry of the environment
> during the simulation. If it's not, is it possible, at least, to
> "save" the final composition of the sample after the second step?
>
> Thank you so much
>
> Francesco
>
>
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