Diffusion cooling of thermal neutrons in basic rock minerals by Monte Carlo simulation of the pulsed neutron experiments

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 727-733

  Drozdowicz, K ^a   Krynicka, E ^a   Dabrowska J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Basic rock minerals; Diffusion cooling; MCNP; Monte Carlo simulation; Thermal neutron

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MINERALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; ROCKS;

THERMAL NEUTRONS;

COOLING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COOLING; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038241494     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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