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The theory of neutron slowing down in nuclear reactors
The Theory of Neutron Slowing Down in Nuclear Reactors focuses on one facet of nuclear reactor design: the slowing down (or moderation) of neutrons from the high energies with which they are born in fission to the energies at which they are ultimately absorbed. In conjunction with the study of neutr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, New York,
Pergamon Press
[1966]
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| Edición: | [1st ed.]. |
| Colección: | International series of monographs in nuclear energy ;
v. 101. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Theory of Neutron Slowing Down in Nuclear Reactors; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. SLOWING DOWN AND REACTOR CRITICALITY; A. The Role of Slowing Down; B. The Mathematical Description of the Neutron Density in a Reactor; C. Asymptotic Reactor Theory; D. Calculation of the Elastic Scattering Frequency; E. Evaluation and Significance of the Transformation Matrices; CHAPTER 2. SLOWING DOWN IN AN INFINITE MEDIUM; A. Introductory Remarks; B. Slowing Down in Hydrogeneous Media; C. Slowing Down in Media Containing Heavy Elements: I. Non-absorbing Media.
- D. Slowing Down in Media Containing Heavy Elements: II. Absorbing MediaE. Capture by Individual Resonances; F. Calculation of Resonance Integrals; G. Resonance Integrals in Heterogeneous Systems; CHAPTER 3. SLOWING DOWN IN FINITE MEDIA; A. The Slowing-down Kernels; B. The Spherical Harmonics Method; C. The P1 Approximation; D. Methods Related to the PL Approximations; E. Other Approximations to the Boltzmann Equation; F. Statistical Methods; G. Small Source Theory; H. Comparison of Results with Experiment; CHAPTER 4. NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF THE BOLTZMANN EQUATION; A. The Multigroup Approach.
- B. Simple Applications of the MethodC. Group Constants; D. Solution of the Multigroup Equations; APPENDIX; APPENDIX A: TIME DEPENDENT ASYMPTOTIC REACTOR THEORY; APPENDIX B: VECTOR IDENTITIES; APPENDIX C: THE VALIDITY OF ASYMPTOTIC REACTOR THEORY; APPENDIX D: EXTENSIONS OF ASYMPTOTIC REACTOR THEORY; APPENDIX E: IMPROVEMENTS IN CRITICALITY CALCULATIONS; APPENDIX F: EQUIVALENCE OF THE BL AND PL APPROXIMATIONS; INDEX; OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES.