Derivation of the covariance method for measuring effective delayed neutron fraction βeff by using the compound detection probability

Nippon Genshiryoku Gakkaishi/Journal of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1001-1004

  Yamane, Yoshihiro ^a   Takemoto, Yoshinari ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compound detection probability; Covariance method; Delayed neutron fraction; Delayed neutrons; KUCA; Neutron correlation experiment; Noise experiment

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND DETECTION PROBABILITY; COVARIANCE METHOD; DELAYED NEUTRON FRACTION; KYOTO UNIVERSITY CRITICAL ASSEMBLY; NEUTRON CORRELATION EXPERIMENT;

CORRELATION METHODS; FISSION REACTIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION COUNTERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STANDARDS;

NEUTRON DETECTORS;

EID: 0030399666     PISSN: 00047120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jaesj.38.1001     Document Type: Article

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