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Semiempirical Determination Of The Differential Fast Flux Spectrum For U-235 Fission With Water Moderator, Henry Anthony Till
Semiempirical Determination Of The Differential Fast Flux Spectrum For U-235 Fission With Water Moderator, Henry Anthony Till
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"The differential fast flux spectrum of the UMR Pool Research and Training Reactor core was determined by simultaneous activations of threshold foil detectors by neutron-nucleon reactions. This represents one phase of the composite neutron environment at two sample irradiation locations and the center of a fuel element during a power operation of 200 Kw (th). To accomplish this measurement a semiempirical least-squares approximation fitting activation date to a theoretical Cranberg U-wet fission spectrum was applied. This is a technique designed specifically for water moderated systems and takes into consideration both virgin and down-scatter neutrons. Gamma decay photopeaks were reduced using …