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START-UP NEUTRON SOURCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A neutron source placed in a subcritical reactor in order to increase the neutron flux density and thereby facilitate the taking of measurements during the approach to criticality.

OBS

start-up neutron source: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • startup neutron source

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Source de neutrons placée dans un réacteur sous-critique pour augmenter le débit de fluence neutronique et par suite faciliter les mesures pendant l'approche de la criticité.

OBS

source de neutrons de démarrage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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