Making sources

Please allow 20 minutes for this task.

Expected outputs from this task are also in the presentation.

In this task you will use OpenMC to create and visualise neutron point sources with different energy distributions. You will use the parametric_plasma_source package to create and visualise a more realistic plasma source. You will use OpenMC to track particles through a geometry during a simulation. Finally, you will use OpenMC to create a gamma source.

Learning Outcomes

• OpenMC can be used to create neutron and gamma sources with different energy distributions for use in neutronics simulations.

• The parametric_plasma_source package provides an easy way to create a complex plasma source.

• Particle tracks through a geometry can be tracked during a neutronics simulation.