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The Study of Neutron Transport by Oscillation Method; ETUDE DU TRANSPORT DES NEUTRONS PAR LA METHODE DE MODULATION

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:4191335

The oscillation method is of very general use for studying the behavior of thermal neutrons in media. The main experiments are described and a general theory of them is given. This theory, which is presented in the first part, is established using the two-group approximation which has proved its efficiency in the case of thermal neutron piles. The validity of the two-group approximation is recalled. This allows definition of the meaning of the parameters used in the theory and which are measured in these experiments. The experiments carried out by this method are described, especially those performed at the Centre d'Etades Nucleaires de Saclay where the method has been extensively used. These experiments are interpreted by means of the general theory given previously. In this way, the identity of parameters measured by this method and those given by the theory is proved. This is particularly conclusive in the case of the mean life of neutrons in a pile. (auth)

Research Organization:
France. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris
NSA Number:
NSA-14-009913
OSTI ID:
4191335
Report Number(s):
CEA-1095
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English