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Measurement of neutron flux and albedo of water for thermal neutrons with foils of indium in a subcritical nuclear reactor

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A subcritical nuclear reactor, Model 9000, Nuclear Chicago, is installed and operating at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in the Atomic and Nuclear Physics Laboratory, at Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. The fuel is about 5500 lbs (2495 kgs) natural uranium metal (U3U8), the moderator about 3600 lbs (1633 kgs) light water, H2O and the reflector is also light, water, H2O. The lattice core is hexagonal, 42 inches (1.07 m) high and of 35 inches (88.90 cm) maximum diameter. The neutron source at the core is Am-Be 5 curies (185 GBq), 1.1·107n·s−1. The reactor is used for the activation of various materials by neutrons such as indium, the determination of the thermal neutrons flux, the horizontal and the vertical distribution of the neutron flux, material buckling, B, and geometric buckling, B, the parameters of the reactor, and the albedo of water for thermal neutrons with foils of indium.

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  1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece

    C. Papastefanou

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Papastefanou, C. Measurement of neutron flux and albedo of water for thermal neutrons with foils of indium in a subcritical nuclear reactor. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 261, 671–678 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000037112.08894.21

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