The measurements of thermal neutron flux distribution in a paraffin phantom |
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Authors: | PARISA AKHLAGHI LALEH RAFAT-MOTAVALLI SEYED HASHEM MIRI-HAKIMABAD |
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Affiliation: | 1. Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, 91775-1436, Mashhad, Iran
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Abstract: | The term ‘thermal flux’ implies a Maxwellian distribution of velocity and energy corresponding to the most probable velocity of 2200 m s???1 at 293.4 K. In order to measure the thermal neutron flux density, the foil activation method was used. Thermal neutron flux determination in paraffin phantom by counting the emitted rays of indium foils with two different detectors (Geiger–Muller counter and NaI(Tl)) was the aim of this project. The relative differences of the outcome of the experiments were between 2.5% and 5%. The final results were compared with MCNP4C outputs and the best agreement was generated using NaI(Tl) by a minimum discrepancy of about 0.6% for the foil placed 8.5 cm from the neutron source. |
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