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Attenuation of pile radiations in serpentinite sand

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Results of an experimental study of the attenuation of pile radiations in serpentine sand having a bulk density of 1.62 g/cm3 are reported. The sand investigated contains about 11.5% chemically bound water liberated at temperatures upwards of 450°C.

The attenuation of fast flux and thermal fux, attenuation of neutron and gamma dose rate, and fast-neutron spectra in serpentinite sand were measured. Relaxation lengths of fast neutrons computed from experimental data are compared to relaxation tengths of fast neutrons in boron carbide, serpentinite concrete, and iron-ore concentrate.

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  1. G. A. Vasil'ev
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  2. A. P. Veselkin
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  3. Yu. A. Egorov
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  4. G. G. Moiseev
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 354–359, October, 1965

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Vasil'ev, G.A., Veselkin, A.P., Egorov, Y.A. et al. Attenuation of pile radiations in serpentinite sand. At Energy 19, 1283–1289 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01163834

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