Memorial-index-based inverse kinetics method for continuous measurement of reactivity and source strength

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-59

  Kitano, Akihiro ^a   Itagaki, Masafumi ^a   Narita, Masakuni ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delayed neutrons; Effective source strength; Inverse neutron kinetics; Memorial Index; Noise; Reactivity; Subcritical; The grouping method

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038451621     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2000.9714866     Document Type: Article

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