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Title: A systematic error affecting NER calculations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1440421· OSTI ID:1440421
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Factors that may affect the precision of Neutron Emission Rate (NER) measurements made in the Canberra 4 neutron counter have been examined and quantified. [1] Measurements of sample NER are corrected for the efficiency of the counter. The efficiency is calculated by measuring a source of known intensity, and taking the ratio of the measured neutrons per second (n/s) to the known output of the source.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1440421
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-24486
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English