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Response matrix of a neutron spectroscopy system comprised of successive BF3 and H2O arrays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2009

M. E. Elgohary ,
M. S. Aljohani  and
M. Y. Khalil
M. E. Elgohary*
Affiliation:
Atomic Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759 Cairo, Egypt
M. S. Aljohani
Affiliation:
Nuclear Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdul Aziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
M. Y. Khalil
Affiliation:
Nuclear Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, 21544 Alexandria, Egypt
*
[email protected]
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Abstract

The response matrix of a neutron spectroscopy system is studied. The system is comprised of successive rectangular parallel layers of BF3 followed sequentially by water layers. In total, ten BF3 (96% 10B) layers and nine H2O ones are configured in periodic order. Two different geometries are investigated; system A and system B. MCNP-4C is used to estimate the response functions of both systems. The response matrix of system A shows higher magnitude than those obtained from system B. In addition, the response matrix of system A shows more distinctive behavior than that obtained from system B.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , November 2009 , 21201
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© EDP Sciences, 2009

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