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 documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2008
País:México
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Repositório:Redalyc-UAZ
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57019064015
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57019064015
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Room
return
neutrons
Monte Carlo
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Resumo: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.