Optimised non-invasive method to determine 238U-captures-to-total-fissions in reactor fuel

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

Volumn 556, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Bergmann, U C ^a   Chawla, R ^a,b   Jatuff, F ^a   Murphy, M F ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

235U and 238U fission; 238U capture; Gamma ray spectroscopy; Light water reactor fuel

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

235 U AND 238 U FISSION; 238 U CAPTURE; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT WATER REACTOR FUELS;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 29144522165     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.110     Document Type: Article

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