The derivation and proper use of Stewart's formula for thermal neutron self-shielding in scattering media

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 431-435

  Blaauw, M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING;

STEWART EQUATION; THERMAL NEUTRON SELF SHIELDING;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 0030286866     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE96-A17921     Document Type: Article

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