Development of a 2-D 2-group neutron noise simulator

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 647-680

  Demaziere C ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENCHMARKING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SIMULATORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

NEUTRON FLUX; NEUTRON NOISE SIMULATORS;

NUCLEAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0346154871     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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