Accurate simulation of thermal neutron filter effects in the design of research reactor beam applications

PHYSOR-2006 - American Nuclear Society's Topical Meeting on Reactor Physics

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hawari, A I ^a   Al Qasir, I I ^a   Mishra, K K ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bismuth; Neutron beam; Neutron filter; Research reactor; Sapphire; Scattering law; Thermal neutron

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; RESEARCH REACTORS; SAPPHIRE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NEUTRON FILTER; SCATTERING LAW; THERMAL NEUTRON;

NEUTRON BEAMS;

EID: 33847215482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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