Measurements of energy spectra and doses in liquid air of neutrons from a californium-252 source
- Technische Trendanalysen, Stohl, Ger.
To provide data for testing nitrogen and oxygen cross-section sets, transport of neutrons from a /sup 252/Cf source was investigated in a large volume of liquid air. Neutron energy spectra and doses were measured at distances between 30 and 230 cm from the source. Proton recoil proportional counters and NE-213 scintillation detectors were used to obtain energy spectra from 40 keV up to 10 MeV. Different computer programs were employed to unfold the pulse-height spectra. Dose measurements were made using a tissue equivalent ionization chamber and a GM counter. The results are compared with theoretical transport calculations performed with the ANISN code. In general, there is good agreement between the calculations and measurements up to the largest distances.
- OSTI ID:
- 5296552
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Vol. 63:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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