Coupled hydrogen moderator optimization with ortho/para hydrogen ratio

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 523, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 398-414

  Kai, Tetsuya ^a   Harada, Masahide ^a   Teshigawara, Makoto ^a   Watanabe, Noboru ^a   Ikeda, Yujiro ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

J PARC coupled hydrogen moderator; Para hydrogen concentration; Premoderator; Pulse shape; Slow neutron intensity; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROTONS;

J-PARC COUPLED HYDROGEN MODERATORS; PARA-HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; PREMODERATORS (99PM); PULSE SHAPES; SLOW-NEUTRON INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MODERATORS;

EID: 2142721020     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.427     Document Type: Article

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