The role of the eigenvalue separation in reactor dynamics and neutron noise theory

• The eigenvalue separation has been used in the past for characterisation of the space-Time kinetics of reactor transients, and the stability properties of large loosely coupled cores. In this paper we explore the role of the eigenvalue separation on the neutronic response of a critical core to small stochastic perturbations, in particular the spatial characteristics of the arising neutron noise.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Annan fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Other Physics Topics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Sannolikhetsteori och statistik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Probability Theory and Statistics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Space dependence

Neutron noise

Point kinetics

Eigenvalue separation

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