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Accurate determination of thermal neutron flux: A critical step in the measurement of the neutron lifetime

Posted on:1994-08-30Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Harvard UniversityCandidate:Richardson, Jonathan MayhewFull Text:PDF
GTID:1472390014994426Subject:Physics
Abstract/Summary:
n in-beam measurement of the neutron lifetime with a 0.1% precision requires the ability to measure thermal neutron flux with similar precision. To this end, two totally-absorbing neutron detectors were developed. The first is the Neutron Calorimeter (developed by Harvard University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Los Alamos National Laboratories) which operates by measuring the total energy (heat) produced by the...
Keywords/Search Tags:Neutron
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