Field test and calibration of neutron coincidence counters for high-mass plutonium samples

Technical Report · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6944865· OSTI ID:6944865

Menlove, H O; Dickinson, R J; Douglas, I; Orr, C; Rogers, F J.G.; Wells, G; Schenkel, R; Smith, G; Fattgh, A; Ramalho, A

Five different neutron coincidence systems were evaluated and calibrated for high-mass PuO/sub 2/ samples. The samples were from 2 to 7.2 kg of PuO/sub 2/ in mass, with a large range of burnup. This report compares the equipment and the results, with an evaluation of deadtime and multiplication corrections.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6944865
• Report Number(s): LA-10815-MS; ON: DE87004769
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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