Investigation of neutron shielding properties depending on number of boron atoms for colemanite, ulexite and tincal ores by experiments and FLUKA Monte Carlo …

T Korkut, A Karabulut, G Budak, B Aygün… - Applied Radiation and …, 2012 - Elsevier
241Am–Be source and three samples including different amounts of boron atoms per unit
volume called colemanite, ulexite and tincal were used in total macroscopic cross section …

Investigation of fast neutron shielding characteristics depending on boron percentages of MgB2, NaBH4 and KBH4

T Korkut, A Karabulut, G Budak, H Korkut - Journal of radioanalytical and …, 2010 - Springer
The macroscopic cross-section Σ and average neutron fluence in matter Φ are usable
factors to comment neutron shielding property of samples. In this paper, we have used MgB …

A comparison of the neutron thermalization and reflection methods used for bulk hydrogen analysis

J Csikai, R Dóczi - Applied radiation and isotopes, 2007 - Elsevier
The advantages and limitations of the slowing down of epithermal neutrons and the thermal
neutron reflection methods were compared for bulk hydrogen analysis. In both cases, the …

Bulk media assay using backscattered Pu–Be neutrons

J Csikai, I ElAgib - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 1999 - Elsevier
Spectral yields of elastically backscattered Pu–Be neutrons measured for graphite, water,
polyethylene, liquid nitrogen, paraffin oil, SiO2, Al, Fe, and Pb slabs show a definite …

Determination of the hydrogen content of oil samples from Nigeria using an Am–Be neutron source

SA Jonah, II Zakari, SB Elegba - Applied radiation and isotopes, 1999 - Elsevier
A 5 Ci Am--Be neutron source-based facility, which utilises the principles of thermal neutron
reflection technique in combination with foil activation method, has been used to determine …

Validation of neutron data libraries by comparison of measured and calculated neutron leakage spectra

J Jordanova, L Oláh, A Fenyvesi, AM El-Megrab… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Neutron spectra from the 2H (d, n) 3He and 9Be (d, n) 10B neutron source reactions and a
Pu–Be source were measured by a pulse height response spectrometer behind slabs of …

An improved neutron reflection setup for the determination of H and (O+ C)/H in oil samples

S Jonah, A El-Megrab, M Varadi… - Journal of radioanalytical …, 1997 - akjournals.com
An improved experimental setup based on the thermalization and reflection of neutrons has
been used for the determination of total H content and (O+ C)/H atomic ratio in oil samples …

Leakage neutron spectra from spherical samples with a Pu–Be source

I ElAgib, J Csikai, J Jordanova, L Oláh - Applied radiation and isotopes, 1999 - Elsevier
Leakage neutron spectra from a Pu–Be source placed in the center of a 30 cm diameter
sphere filled with water, paraffin oil, SiO2 and river sand were measured using a pulse …

Neutron spectral distribution from a sealed-tube neutron generator by multiple-foil activation unfolding method

SA Jonah, K Ibikunle - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2003 - Elsevier
The spectral distribution of 14MeV neutrons from a KAMAN sealed-tube neutron generator
has been determined using threshold-energy monitor reactions in combination with the …

Investigation of reflection properties of applied reflectors for thermal neutrons by considering the albedo and spectral shift

S Azimkhani, F Zolfagharpour, F Ziaie - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, thermal neutrons reflection coefficient has been measured experimentally for
water, graphite, polyethylene, and lead reflectors at average incident angle 56∘ by using …