Neutronics of a poisoned para-hydrogen moderator for a pulsed spallation neutron source

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

Volumn 574, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-419

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

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadmium vs. Gadolinium poison; Poison burn up issue; Poison position dependence; Poisoned hydrogen moderator neutronics; Pulse deterioration with beam extraction angle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GADOLINIUM; HYDROGEN; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; TARGETS;

POISON BURN UP ISSUE; POISON POSITION DEPENDENCE; POISONED HYDROGEN MODERATOR NEUTRONICS; PULSE DETERIORATION;

MODERATORS;

EID: 34247146331     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.184     Document Type: Article

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