Fast neutron measurements and calculations for the LiD fusion plate developed at TAMU /
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1989.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | To characterize the high energy neutron production from an LiD plate to be installed on the TAMU-reactor, measurements and calculations were performed. Two types of measurements were used to substantiate the high energy neutron flux. One used an NE-213 detector system to measure the high energy neutron production from the LiD plate and the other employed foil activation to measure the neutron flux entering the irradiation cell. To validate the experimental measurements, the MORSE program was used (1) to predict the conversion efficiency of the LiD plate by computing the expected response for the NE-213 detector system, (2) to compute the high energy neutron flux in the irradiation cell if the LiD plate were to be installed, and (3) to compare calculated fluxes with the experimental results from foil activation measurements in the irradiation cell. A new code, FERDNA, was produced by not only converting the original unfolding FERD code to MICROSOFT FORTRAN but also embellishing the code with several subroutines to perforin integration over energy ranges specified by the user. Raw pulse-height distributions from an NE-213 detector were directly transferred from an MCA to a Macintosh where FERDNA was executed.. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Nuclear Engineering." |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 305 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |