The extinction problem in a super-critical sphere of fissile material

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 933-946

  Williams, M M R ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); NEUTRON ABSORPTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; THEOREM PROVING; URANIUM; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BINOMIAL APPROXIMATION; CRITICAL MASS;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0742268526     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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