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Title: NEUTRON FLUX INTENSITY DETECTION

Abstract

A method of measuring the instantaneous intensity of neutron flux in the core of a nuclear reactor is described. A target gas capable of being transmuted by neutron bombardment to a product having a resonance absorption line nt a particular microwave frequency is passed through the core of the reactor. Frequency-modulated microwave energy is passed through the target gas and the attenuation of the energy due to the formation of the transmuted product is measured. (AEC)

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Originating Research Org. not identified
OSTI Identifier:
4026627
Patent Number(s):
3130307
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
NSA Number:
NSA-18-018861
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
PHYSICS; ABSORPTION; ENERGY; FREQUENCY; GASES; MEASURED VALUES; MICROWAVES; NEUTRON FLUX; REACTOR CORE; RESONANCE ESCAPE PROBABILITY; TARGETS

Citation Formats

Russell, J T. NEUTRON FLUX INTENSITY DETECTION. United States: N. p., 1964. Web.
Russell, J T. NEUTRON FLUX INTENSITY DETECTION. United States.
Russell, J T. Tue . "NEUTRON FLUX INTENSITY DETECTION". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method of measuring the instantaneous intensity of neutron flux in the core of a nuclear reactor is described. A target gas capable of being transmuted by neutron bombardment to a product having a resonance absorption line nt a particular microwave frequency is passed through the core of the reactor. Frequency-modulated microwave energy is passed through the target gas and the attenuation of the energy due to the formation of the transmuted product is measured. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1964},
month = {4}
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