Technique for Optimizing the Composition of Regenerating-Neutron-Flux Monitors
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Applications
- Vol. 1 (3) , 259-266
- https://doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20511
Abstract
Regenerating detectors incorporate fertile material along with fissile material to sustain the sensitivity of neutron monitors located in high-flux environments. A mathematical model for optimizing the initial composition of the regenerating material was formulated and programed. An experimental evaluation, based on mass-spectrometer determinations of the change in isotopic composition as a function of neutron exposure, was completed using plutonium isotopes. The agreement between experiment and calculations is within uncertainty introduced by basic cross-section data.Keywords
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