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A Monte Carlo Calculation Of Neutron Reflection From Various Curved Surfaces, Charles Jack Kalter
A Monte Carlo Calculation Of Neutron Reflection From Various Curved Surfaces, Charles Jack Kalter
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"Plane parallel neutron beams normally incident upon the curved surface of a solid reflector are studied with the Monte Carlo method. The geometries studied are cylindrical, parabolic, and hemispherical. It is shown that when the curved surface is cylindrical, a small "focusing effect" occurs in the reflected neutron beam. Parabolic and hemispherical surfaces do not show "focusing". A study of the factors which determine the spatial dependence of the reflected flux shows that the probability of emergence of a neutron, traveling a fixed distance from a point inside the reflector, depends upon the curvature of the surface. It is only …