Aspects of a high intensity neutron source
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2010.
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| author | Chapman, Peter H. (Peter Henry) |
| author2 | Richard C. Lanza and Gordon E. Kohse. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/626082019-04-12T15:30:51Z Aspects of a high intensity neutron source Chapman, Peter H. (Peter Henry) Richard C. Lanza and Gordon E. Kohse. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Nuclear Science and Engineering. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2010. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82). A unique methodology for creating a neutron source model was developed for deuterons and protons incident on solid phase beryllium and lithium targets. This model was then validated against experimental results already available in literature. The model was found to adequately characterize the deuteron reactions, subject to the end user's desired tolerances, but only marginally so for the proton reactions. A nonstandard, yet practical, application of such a neutron source model was demonstrated by conducting activation analysis for materials reasonably likely to be components in an accelerator based neutron source. This analysis consisted of inducing activation by exposure in the MITR-II 5 MW research reactor, and then adjusting the results based on the model's calculated neutron response. The analysis thus illustrated the utility of the source model in characterizing the system, enabling component design and evaluation before fabrication. by Peter H. Chapman. S.M. 2011-05-09T14:00:04Z 2011-05-09T14:00:04Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62608 714524442 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 82 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Nuclear Science and Engineering. Chapman, Peter H. (Peter Henry) Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title | Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title_full | Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title_fullStr | Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title_short | Aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| title_sort | aspects of a high intensity neutron source |
| topic | Nuclear Science and Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62608 |
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