2019年
Estimation Method of Prompt Neutron Decay Constant Reducing Higher Order Mode Effect by Linear Combination
NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- 巻
- 193
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 431
- 終了ページ
- 439
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1080/00295639.2018.1528803
- 出版者・発行元
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
The linear combination method is proposed to reduce the higher order mode (HOM) effect on the measurement of the prompt neutron decay constant using the a-fitting method. Conventional a-fitting utilizes the pulsed neutron source and estimates the prompt neutron decay constant by fitting the neutron counts at a single detector after pulse injection with a single exponential function. The proposed method reduces the spatial HOM effect with linear combination of the neutron counts at multiple detectors. For verification, we applied the conventional method and the proposed method to the analytical solution of the diffusion theory and the Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the prompt neutron decay constant of a one-dimensional infinite slab. Comparison of these results indicates that the proposed method enables estimation with the reduced HOM effect as opposed to the conventional method. Through the verification, we confirmed that the proposed method can be a candidate for a measurement method of the prompt neutron decay constant.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1080/00295639.2018.1528803
- ISSN : 0029-5639
- eISSN : 1943-748X
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000469966500007