Absolute measurement of βeff based on Feynman-α experiments and the two-region model in the IPEN/MB-01 research reactor

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 433-442

  Kuramoto, Renato Y R ^a   dos Santos, Adimir ^a   Jerez, Rogério ^a   Diniz, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FEYNMAN EXPERIMENTS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NELSON-NUMBER METHOD; NEUTRON FRACTION;

RESEARCH REACTORS;

EID: 34248581623     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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