Axial and radial distribution of thermal and epithermal neutron fluxes in irradiation channels of the Ghana research reactor-1 using foil activation analysis

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1027-1035

  Abrefah, R G ^a   Nyarko, B J B ^a   Akaho, E H K ^a   Anim Sampong, S ^a   Sogbadji, R B M ^a  

^a NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cadmium filter; Foil activation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON FLUX; RESEARCH REACTORS;

EPITHERMAL NEUTRON; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FLUX VARIATION; IRRADIATION CHANNELS; RADIAL DIRECTION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 78751630628     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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