Assuming an epithermal neutron flux distribution function of the form Φ'epi(E) α 1/E¹⁺ᵅ, the epithermal flux-shape parameter, alpha, and the integrated subcadmium to epicadmium flux ratio, f, were experimentally determined for two irradiation facilities in the University of Arizona TRIGA Mark I reactor. Two equivalent approaches: the Multimonitor method and the Non-linear least-squares method, based on integral (reaction rate) techniques applied to thin foils of gold, zirconium, vanadium, dysprosium, copper, manganese and molybdenum, were used. The Non-linear least-squares approach was found superior to the Multimonitor method on the basis of smaller resulting uncertainties. The resulting parameters are: α = -.0396±.0104 and f = 16.89 ± 1.08 for the Rabbit and α = -.0296 ±.0089 and f = 19.57 ± 1.26 for the Susan, where the reported uncertainties represent one sigma values.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/276888 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Armenta-Durazo, Miguel Alberto, 1962- |
| Contributors | Nelson, G. W. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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