Strategy and guidelines for the calibration of the ITER radial neutron camera

Abstract

A calibration procedure is proposed for the ITER Radial Neutron Camera. No in-vessel calibration using external neutron sources is required: instead, it is proposed to rely on embedded sources, reference ITER pulses and cross-calibration with ITER fission chambers and activation system coupled to Monte Carlo simulations of radiation transport for the validation of the RNC calibration and for its tracking during ITER lifetime.