Comparison of the measured thermal neutron beam characteristics at the Lujan center with Monte Carlo transport calculations

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

Volumn 527, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 531-542

  Muhrer, G ^a   Pitcher, E J ^a   Russell, G J ^a   Ino, T ^b   Ooi, M ^c   Kiyanagi, Y ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MCNPX; Moderators; Thermal neutron spectra

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRAVITATION; HEAT FLUX; MODERATORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTEINS;

SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCES; THERMAL NEUTRON SPECTRA;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

EID: 3042732701     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.191     Document Type: Article

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