OPTIMIZATION OF FISSION FRAGMENT CATCHER FOIL EXPOSURE TIME
The exposure-time for fission fragment catcher foils, used in nuclear reactor power mapping, was arbitrarily set at 20 minutes. Work performed to evaluate this choice and to attempt an optimization of the exposure time is reported. A true optimum was not found. Forty minute runs are suggested, however, as a practical optimization and as an alternative to the 20 minute runs in current usage. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Dept., Cincinnati
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014123
- OSTI ID:
- 4331066
- Report Number(s):
- APEX-375; XDC-58-1-63
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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