Determination of neutron temperature in irradiation channels of reactor. 2011

Tran Van Hung
Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology, 202A, 11 Str, Linh Xuan, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

The neutron temperature is a characteristic parameter in irradiation channels of reactor. For nuclides which have resonances in the thermal neutron energy range, their Westcott g-factors are different from unity. The values of g-factors and cross-sections of (n, γ) reaction of these nuclides are temperature dependence. The standard energy for tabulation of thermal neutron cross-section (σ0) is that of room temperature (293.59 K or 20.43 °C), corresponding to a neutron energy 0.0253 eV or to a neutron velocity of 2200 m/s. However, in the irradiation channels of reactor, the temperature is not exact at 20.43 °C. Thus, the temperature at the irradiation position must be known to convert σ0 to σ(T). A method for determination of the neutron temperature in irradiation channels of Dalat reactor is presented by fitting the thermal neutron spectrum obtained from the calculation using MCNP code.

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