SOME REMARKS ON NEUTRON LIFE-TIME AND ITS ROLE IN FISSION CHAIN REACTION KINETICS

The non-steady state of a fission chain reaction is determined by all the factors influencing the propagation of neutrons in the system. For general purposes these factors may be regarded as comprised by two integral parameters: neutron multiplication factor and mean neutron life-time. An attempt is...

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Published in:Publikacije Elektrotehnički Fakultet. Univerzitet u Beogradu. Serija: Matematika i fizika 1970-01 (302/319), p.77-88
Main Author: Popović, Dragoslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Approximation
Fast neutrons
Kinetics
Neutrons
Reaction kinetics
Thermal neutrons
Thermal reactors
Time dependence
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Summary:The non-steady state of a fission chain reaction is determined by all the factors influencing the propagation of neutrons in the system. For general purposes these factors may be regarded as comprised by two integral parameters: neutron multiplication factor and mean neutron life-time. An attempt is made here to make certain aspects of chain reaction kinetics more explicit by correlating some characteristics of the chain reacting system and their changes with corresponding integral parameters and their effect on neutron kinetics.
ISSN:0522-8441