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The design and construction of a laboratory facility for the measurement of reactor moderator parameters

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dc.contributor.authorAnthony, Lee Saundersen
dc.contributor.departmentNuclear Engineering Physicsen
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-23T19:08:01Zen
dc.date.available2015-06-23T19:08:01Zen
dc.date.issued1958en
dc.description.abstractA Sigma Pile was constructed to serve as a laboratory facility at V.P.I. Reproducible foil positions are possible with the positioning plates installed on the pile. Withdrawal of the two outer blocks in each foil channel is facilitated by a coupling mechanism. Five source positions permit operation with reduced harmonics. The neutron distribution in the pile was proven to be symmetric by horizontal and vertical traverses. By means of a diffusion length measurement, which gave an "L” of 54.5 ± 2 cm, and a Fermi Age measurement, which gave a "r” of 357 ± 5 cm², the parameters of the pile were shown to be in good agreement with published data on graphite.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent68 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/53017en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25936591en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1958.A674en
dc.subject.lcshNuclear reactorsen
dc.subject.lcshNuclear energy -- Research -- Laboratoriesen
dc.titleThe design and construction of a laboratory facility for the measurement of reactor moderator parametersen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineNuclear Engineering Physicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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