On the thermal neutron transport processes in liquid H/sub 2/O-D/sub 2/O mixtures
Journal Article
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· Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5307162
Using the recently developed thermal neutron scattering kernels for water and heavy water, which incorporate both the collective and the molecular modes present in water and heavy water, the thermal neutron transport studies of asymptotic decay constants lambda/sub 0/, diffusion coefficient D/sub 0/, diffusion cooling coefficient C, and the transport mean-free-path lambda /SUB tr/ are studied for liquid H/sub 2/O-D/sub 2/O mixtures with varying molecular contents and for various assembly sizes at 21 and 5/sup 0/C. The calculated values of the physical constants, lambda/sub 0/, D/sub 0/, C, and lambda /SUB tr/ are found to be in good agreement with the corresponding experimental results. Both the collective motion and the molecular modes present in the liquid H/sub 2/O-D/sub 2/O mixtures play significant roles in the thermal neutron transport processes.
- Research Organization:
- University of Delhi, Hans Raj College, Department of Physics, Delhi-110007
- OSTI ID:
- 5307162
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 84:2; ISSN NSENA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220100 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
654003* -- Radiation & Shielding Physics-- Neutron Interactions with Matter
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS
BARYONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COOLANTS
DECAY
DIFFUSION
DIFFUSION LENGTH
DIMENSIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HEAVY WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
KERNELS
LENGTH
MEAN FREE PATH
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
SCATTERING
THERMAL NEUTRONS
TRANSPORT THEORY
WATER
220100 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
654003* -- Radiation & Shielding Physics-- Neutron Interactions with Matter
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS
BARYONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COOLANTS
DECAY
DIFFUSION
DIFFUSION LENGTH
DIMENSIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HEAVY WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
KERNELS
LENGTH
MEAN FREE PATH
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT
NEUTRON TRANSPORT THEORY
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
SCATTERING
THERMAL NEUTRONS
TRANSPORT THEORY
WATER