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Spontaneous fission (SF) NucUde Hal
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Figure 2: Spontaneous Fission Spect
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This fission process produces a con
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Keywords: • effective multiplicat
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Fig. 1.5 Increase in Neutron Flux a
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Table 1.3 Summary of the Properties
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The unit of cross section is the 'b
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One isotope of cadmium, 113 Cd, abs
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This is given by -dФ /dx = ФσN (
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The ratio between these two neutron
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PART 5 NEUTRON CROSS SECTIONS AND A
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FIGURE 10. Half-Value Layers of Sel
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5.2 Half-Value Layers An important
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5.4 CONCLUSION Neutron radiography
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A prime requirement for a moderator
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1.1.4.3 Collimation Having produced
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An alternative method, widely used
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As the flux gradient is usually sma
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Now the fraction of neutrons lost d
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for simplicity this can be expresse
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Hawkesworth found reasonable agreem
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To minimise unsharpness the apertur
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(f) the resolution improves with an
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Neutron generator Neutron collimato
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Neutrons will penetrate the body of
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Attenuation Coefficients for Neutro
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The particular a dvantage of the ga
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Figure 2: (a) Silver Activated zinc
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With the transfer method only the f
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Fig. 1.10 Irradiation /Transfer Cur
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Table 1.4 The Characteristics of So
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Table 1.4 The Characteristics of So
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1.1 .6.3 Dynamic Imaging Methods Th
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Fig. 1.11 Television System for Neu
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1.1.7 Image Recorders At present th
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Development, on the other hand, pro
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The relationship between exposure a
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Fig. 1.12 Typical Characteristic Cu
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The steeper the slope of the curve
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Table 1.4 The Characteristics of So
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Farny [Ref. 36] has made the follow
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1. 1 .8 Film and Foil Relationships
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Table 1.4 The Characteristics of So
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The literature often describes meth
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Fig. 1 . 1 3 Measu rement of Unshar
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There are three types of unsharpnes
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This is a frequence response method
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This resolution is at the expense o
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For a metal foil detector D e = G
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1. 1 .9 Neutron Beam Filters Neutro
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(a) (b) (c) the ratio of 1 .4 eV ne
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1.2 THE DESIGN OF NEUTRON RADIOGRAP
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1 .2.2 The Collimator 1 .2.2.1 Coll
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The L/D ratio of the collimator can
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Cadmium ratio - the ratio of the re
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Fig. 1.16 Resonance Curves for a Cd
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1 .2.2.2 Characteristics of Lining
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Cadmium is readily available in foi
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Table 1.9 shows that the natura l m
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Isotopic Composition Emission Trans
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Table 1.4 The Characteristics of So
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Fig. 1.20 Cross-Section of Pressure
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Fig. 1.21 Neutron Radiographs showi
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The detection technique is non-dest
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1.3.2 Industrial Applications Hydro
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Brazing and soldering meterials are
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