Determination of neutron temperature in irradiation channels of reactor |
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Authors: | Tran Van Hung |
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Institution: | (1) Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology, 202A, 11 Str, Linh Xuan, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
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Abstract: | The neutron temperature is a characteristic parameter in irradiation channels of reactor. For nuclides which have resonances
in the thermal neutron energy range, their Westcott g-factors are different from unity. The values of g-factors and cross-sections
of (n, γ) reaction of these nuclides are temperature dependence. The standard energy for tabulation of thermal neutron cross-section
(σ0) is that of room temperature (293.59 K or 20.43 °C), corresponding to a neutron energy 0.0253 eV or to a neutron velocity
of 2200 m/s. However, in the irradiation channels of reactor, the temperature is not exact at 20.43 °C. Thus, the temperature
at the irradiation position must be known to convert σ0 to σ(T). A method for determination of the neutron temperature in irradiation channels of Dalat reactor is presented by fitting
the thermal neutron spectrum obtained from the calculation using MCNP code. |
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