Measurement of the thermal and fast neutron flux in a research reactor with a Li and Th loaded optical fibre detector

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作者
Yamane, Y
Uritani, A
Misawa, T
Karlsson, JKH [1 ]
Pázsit, I
机构
[1] Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Reactor Phys, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
[2] Nagoya Univ, Dept Nucl Engn, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648603, Japan
[3] Kyoto Univ, Inst Res Reactor, Kumatori, Osaka 5900451, Japan
关键词
optical fibre; research reactor; axial flux measurement; scintillation detector;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00473-8
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The spatial dependence of thermal and fast neutron flux was measured axially in the core of a 1 MW research reactor. The measurements were made by a thin optical fibre detector with a neutron sensitive ZnS(Ag) scintillation tip. For thermal neutrons Li-6 was used, whereas for fast neutrons Th-232 was used as neutron converter. The spatial dependence was measured by moving the fibre axially with a uniform speed. The measurement takes a few minutes, compared to up to 10 h with the conventional wire activation method. Comparison with traditional measurements shows a good agreement. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:403 / 409
页数:7
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