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- The paper explores methods for calculating shielding in proton accelerators, highlighting the usefulness of a simple analytical model for initial estimates before resorting to complicated simulations.
- It introduces a Monte Carlo 'hybrid' approach that combines source terms and attenuation lengths from Monte Carlo simulations with a point-source line-of-sight model for more accurate shielding calculations.
- Examples are provided, specifically focusing on how this hybrid method applies to the shielding calculations for two versions of the CERN SPL accelerator (2-GeV and 3.5-GeV), with results compared against full geometry Monte Carlo simulations.
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This paper discusses some of the methods that can be employed for calculating shielding of proton accelerators, showing that a simple analytical model is often useful for a first estimate before going into complex Monte Carlo simulations. In particular what we call the Monte Carlo 'hybrid' approach, which employs source terms and attenuation length data calculated by Monte Carlo simulations under generic geometrical conditions, with a point-source line-of-sight model is discussed. Examples are given of the application of this method to the shielding calculations of two versions of the CERN SPL (2- and 3.5-GeV energy), comparing its results with Monte Carlo simulations of the full geometry.
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