Abstract
The subcritical multiplication factor k s and the external neutron source efficiency φ ∗ are important parameters in the accelerator-driven system (ADS) performance assessment. The theoretical relation between k s and the effective multiplication factor k eff in a subcritical system is discussed in different cases of subcritical system. On the basis of the theoretical background, the dependence of k s and φ ∗ on subcriticality, source position, and energy is numerically investigated using a simple thermal subcritical model. For the sake of experimental evaluation of k s and φ ∗ , the ADS experiments have been carried out in the subcritical systems combined with 14 MeV pulsed neutrons of the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA). The k s and φ ∗ parameters are successfully measured by utilizing the reaction rate distribution obtained by the optical fiber detectors in the subcritical system, within a relative difference of less than 7% and 12% for k s and φ ∗ , respectively, between measured and calculated values for most studied cases.
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