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Study of the effect of empty channels in the medium of a moderator on the diffusion length of thermal neutrons

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The article gives a brief survey of the theoretical and experimental studies on the diffusion of neutrons in a heterogeneous medium with empty channels. It describes experiments for measuring the diffusion lengths in the longitudinal and transverse directions by an exponential method in graphite prisms with parallel channels with a radius of 8 mm, forming a square lattice with an interval of 2.00 or 2.83 cm. The measurement results agree with the calculated data.

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 123–130, February, 1964

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Zhezherun, I.F. Study of the effect of empty channels in the medium of a moderator on the diffusion length of thermal neutrons. At Energy 16, 136–145 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01116146

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