Optimization of the steady neutron source technique for absorption cross section measurement by using an 124Sb-Be neutron source

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 213, Issue , 2004, Pages 22-28

  Sun, Jing ^a   Gardner, Robin P ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption cross section; MCNP; Sensitivity; Steady neutron source

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BENCHMARKING; BERYLLIUM; CALIBRATION; CALIFORNIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTION; NEUTRON ENERGY;

NEUTRON ABSORPTION;

EID: 0242662573     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-583X(03)01527-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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