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Experiments are one of the most important activities in fusion neutronics research. Neutronics experiments are typically performed to improve the nuclear data and to validate the reliability and applicability of calculation methods and codes, in addition to nuclear designs. Fusion neutronics experiments can be classified into three main categories according to the experimental purposes: measurement and validation experiments for nuclear data, validation experiments for neutronics methods and codes, and validation experiments for nuclear system and component designs. Measurement and validation experiments for nuclear data are performed mainly to obtain nuclear data or validate the applicability of a nuclear data library under specific conditions. Validation experiments for neutronics methods and codes are used mainly to validate the applicability of fusion neutronics methods and codes in specific conditions. Validation experiments for nuclear system and component designs are used mainly to confirm whether the fusion system and component designs, equipment and nuclear materials satisfy the design requirements. The three categories of fusion neutronics experiments will be discussed in this chapter.
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Wu, Y. (2017). Fusion Neutronics Experiments. In: Fusion Neutronics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5469-3_13
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