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A fixed source calculation involves imposing a known neutron source on a medium and determining the resulting neutron distribution throughout the problem. This type of problem is particularly useful for shielding calculations, where a designer would like to minimize the neutron dose outside of a shield while using the least amount of shielding ...
The code was finalized in December 1947. The first calculations were run in April/May 1948 on ENIAC. While waiting for ENIAC to be physically relocated, Enrico Fermi invented a mechanical device called FERMIAC [7] to trace neutron movements through fissionable materials by the Monte Carlo method. Monte Carlo methods for particle transport have ...
In the case of time-independent monochromatic radiation in an elastically scattering medium, the RTE is [1] (,) = (,) + (,) (, ′) ′where the first term on the RHS is the contribution of emission, the second term the contribution of absorption and the last term is the contribution from scattering in the medium.
Quantity (common name/s) (Common) symbol/s Defining equation SI units Dimension Number of atoms N = Number of atoms remaining at time t. N 0 = Initial number of atoms at time t = 0
The "Six-factor formula" is the neutron life-cycle balance equation, which includes six separate factors, the product of which is equal to the ratio of the number of neutrons in any generation to that of the previous one; this parameter is called the effective multiplication factor k, also denoted by K eff, where k = Є L f ρ L th f η, where ...
In nuclear physics, the concept of a neutron cross section is used to express the likelihood of interaction between an incident neutron and a target nucleus. The neutron cross section σ can be defined as the area in cm 2 for which the number of neutron-nuclei reactions taking place is equal to the product of the number of incident neutrons that would pass through the area and the number of ...
The neutron detection efficiency limitation is a consequence of reaction-product self-absorption. For instance, the range in a boron film of 1.47 MeV α particles from the 10 B(n,α) 7 Li reaction is approximately 4.5 microns, and the range in LiF of 2.7 MeV tritons from the 10 B(n,α) 7 Li reaction is approximately 28 microns. Reaction ...
Geometric buckling is a measure of neutron leakage and material buckling is a measure of the difference between neutron production and neutron absorption. [1] When nuclear fission occurs inside of a nuclear reactor, neutrons are produced. [1] These neutrons then, to state it simply, either react with the fuel in the reactor or escape from the ...