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Thermal neutron flux density standard within the C.S.N. at Casaccia (in Italian)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4939260
A thermal-neutron flux density standard was built with six Am --Be neutron sources using graphite and polyethylene as moderating medium. The total neutron emission rate of the sources was 14.6 x 10/sup 6/ s/sup -1/. The graphite was a cylinder 20 cm high and 25 cm in diameter, with a central cavity 10 cm high and 5 cm in diameter. The thermal neutron density in the cavity, measured by gold activation, yielded 1.220 x 10/sup 4/ cm/sup -2/ s/sup -1/ plus or minus with a cadmium ratio of 9.31 plus or minus 0.05. An independent absolute measurement of the flux made by P.T.B. in Braunschweig, Germany, gave 1.217 x 10/sup 4/ cm/sup -2/ s/sup -1/ plus or minus 0.9%. (14 figures, 2 table s) (auth)
Research Organization:
Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare, Rome (Italy)
Sponsoring Organization:
Sponsor not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-29-028509
OSTI ID:
4939260
Report Number(s):
RT/PROT--(73)37
Country of Publication:
Italy
Language:
Italian

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