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| Theory Study on Germicidal Efficacy of Anthrax Spores by Be-Am Neutron Source |
| HAN Ran, XU Jia-liang, LIU Bin |
| North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206 China |
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Abstract Objective To study the possibility of killing Anthrax by the source of Be-Am. Methods We use MCNP to build a mode to simulate energy deposition in Anthrax spore per neutron then compare with the source of Cf-252, and also calculate the radiation dose to kill Anthrax spores. Results Neutron energy deposition in the anthrax sample is proportional to the thickness of the reflector, and the radiation dose at the same level with the source of neutron tube and Cf -252, but Be-Am is better because it's long-lived and low cost. Conclusion The source of Be-Am is more relevant to kill Anthrax spore.
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Received: 09 June 2013
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