Prediction and measurement of neutron energy spectrum in a material test research reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-327

  Malkawi, S R ^a   Ahmad, N ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTOR CORES; RESEARCH REACTORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

MATERIAL TEST RESEARCH REACTOR; NEUTRON ENERGY SPECTRA;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0033882473     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(99)00057-2     Document Type: Article

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