Validation of neutron data libraries by comparison of measured and calculated neutron leakage spectra

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)01180-2

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

Volume 421, Issue 3, 1 February 1999, Pages 522-530

Validation of neutron data libraries by comparison of measured and calculated neutron leakage spectra

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Abstract

Neutron spectra from the ²H(d,n)³He and ⁹Be(d,n)¹⁰B neutron source reactions and a Pu–Be source were measured by a pulse height response spectrometer behind slabs of water, graphite, sand, Pb, Al and Fe up to 20 cm thicknesses. A comparison of the measured and the calculated data has given new results for the validation of different data libraries.

PACS

28.20.G

29.25.D

29.30.H

29.85

Keywords

Neutron transport processes

Sources of neutrons

Neutron spectrometry

Nuclear data analysis

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