A Monte Carlo analysis of neutron thermalization in graphite

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dc.contributor.authorNewman, Perry A.en
dc.contributor.departmentNuclear Engineering Physicsen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T20:34:43Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-10T20:34:43Zen
dc.date.issued1959en
dc.description.abstractThe 250 Kev Cockroft - Walton accelerator currently under construction at Virginia Polytechnic Institute is to be used as a pulsed neutron source. The time dependence of neutron flux, energy spectrum as a function of time, and various reactor parameters such as Fermi Age, slowing dotm time, and diffusion length in graphite will be measured using the pulsed source method. This thesis is a Monte Carlo calculation of the results to be expected in such an experiment. The neutron flux and energy spectrum was calculated at 1, 2, 5, and 10 microseconds after a burst of fast neutrons. The neutrons were “tracked" to thermal and the Fermi Age and slowing down time were determined.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent149 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/74081en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 26846692en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1959.N498en
dc.subject.lcshMonte Carlo methoden
dc.subject.lcshGraphiteen
dc.subject.lcshNeutronsen
dc.titleA Monte Carlo analysis of neutron thermalization in graphiteen
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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