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Title: Review of Subcritical Source-Driven Noise Analysis Measurements

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15041· OSTI ID:15041

Subcritical source-driven noise measurements are simultaneous Rossia and randomly pulsed neutron measurements that provide measured quantities that can be related to the subcritical neutron multiplication factor. In fact, subcritical source-driven noise measurements should be performed in lieu of Rossia measurements because of the additional information that is obtained from noise measurements such as the spectral ratio and the coherence functions. The basic understanding of source-driven noise analysis measurements can be developed from a point reactor kinetics model to demonstrate how the measured quantities relate to the subcritical neutron multiplication factor.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
15041
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-1999/288; TRN: US0204511
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Nov 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English