Neutron Slowing Down in a Detector with Absorption
Journal article, 2006

In a recent paper, we presented a simple analytical model to describe the statistics of the number of scattering collisions undergone by fast neutrons as they slow down until they are absorbed. In that study, we assumed that the moderator was infinite and homogeneous, and accounted for scattering and absorption by a single nuclear species. In the present paper, we extend that methodology to the more realistic case of neutron slowing down in a homogeneous mixture. The formulae are derived and evaluated numerically, and the results are found to be in very good agreement with corresponding Monte Carlo simulations. The average value of the number of collisions that a neutron undergoes before being captured is computed. The results for a capture-gated detector composed of hydrogen, carbon, and boron are discussed.

mixture

detectors

absorption

Neutron slowing down

number of collisions

Author

Sara Pozzi

Imre Pazsit

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering

Nuclear Science and Engineering

0029-5639 (ISSN) 1943748x (eISSN)

Vol. 154 3 367 - 373

Subject Categories

Physical Sciences

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10/6/2017