Neutron room return effect

The coefficient that relates the neutron source strength and room surface area with the thermal neutron fluence rates has been calculated for neutrons whose energy goes from 1 eV to 20 MeV. This coefficient was calculated using Monte Carlo methods for several room's radii where a point-like sou...

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Autores: H.R. Vega-Carrillo, E. Gallego, E. Manzanares-Acuña, A. Lorente, R. Barquero, A. Martin-Martin, J.L. Gutierrez-Villanueva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAZ
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57019064015
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57019064015
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Room
return
neutrons
Monte Carlo
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Sumario:The coefficient that relates the neutron source strength and room surface area with the thermal neutron fluence rates has been calculated for neutrons whose energy goes from 1 eV to 20 MeV. This coefficient was calculated using Monte Carlo methods for several room's radii where a point-like source was located at the center of the room while detectors were located along the room's radius. Calculations were performed with the room with air and in vacuum.