On the use of the average chord length

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 2211-2216

  Sanchez, Richard ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; INTEGRATION; NEUTRONS; PROBABILITY; REACTOR SHIELDING;

DIRAC'S FORMULA; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

EID: 5144223742     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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