The role of the eigenvalue separation in reactor dynamics and neutron noise theory

Paper i proceeding, 2014

The eigenvalue separation has been used in the past for characterisation of the space-Time kinetics of reactor transients, and the stability properties of large loosely coupled cores. In this paper we explore the role of the eigenvalue separation on the neutronic response of a critical core to small stochastic perturbations, in particular the spatial characteristics of the arising neutron noise.