Age of Na—Be Neutrons in Water and Kerosene
- 1 August 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 8 (2) , 148-156
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse60-a25790
Abstract
The age to indium resonance of nearly monoenergetic 0.97-Mev neutrons from spherical Na-γ-Be sources has been measured in water and kerosene. The age from a point source is inferred by extrapolation from measurements made with sources ¾ and ⅜ in. in diameter. The flux age is 13.9 ± 0.2 cm2 in water and 13.8 ± 0.2 cm2 in kerosene. Calculations by the moments method give 13.9 ± 0.1 cm2 in each medium, in excellent agreement with the measurements. The thermal migration area measured concurrently is 21.5 ± 0.4 cm2 in water and 20.6 ± 0.4 cm2 in kerosene. The migration area calculated from the resonance age is 22.2 ± 0.5 cm2 in water and 21.8 ± 0.5 cm2 in kerosene. Both of these are substantially larger than the measured values.Keywords
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