Machine and radiation protection challenges of high energy/intensity accelerators: the role of Monte Carlo calculations

F. Cerutti

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201715303018

Open Access

Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 153, 2017 ICRS-13 & RPSD-2016, 13^th International Conference on Radiation Shielding & 19^th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society - 2016


Article Number		03018
Number of page(s)		3
Section		3. Accelerators & Fusion Facilities
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715303018
Published online		25 septembre 2017

EPJ Web of Conferences 153, 03018 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715303018

Machine and radiation protection challenges of high energy/intensity accelerators: the role of Monte Carlo calculations

F. Cerutti^a on behalf of the FLUKA collaboration and several colleagues of the CERN Accelerator and Technology sector

CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland

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Published online: 25 September 2017

Abstract

The role of Monte Carlo calculations in addressing machine protection and radiation protection challenges regarding accelerator design and operation is discussed, through an overview of different applications and validation examples especially referring to recent LHC measurements.

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