Calculation of higher moments of the neutron multiplication process in a time-varying medium

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-395

  Kitamura, Y ^a   Pazsit I ^b   Yamamoto, A ^a   Yamane, Y ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RANDOM VARIABLES; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

JOINT MOMENTS; NEUTRON MULTIPLICATION; REACTOR NOISE; TRANSITION PROBABILITY;

NEUTRON FLUX;

EID: 34248188225     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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