Pulsed neutron source measurements in the subcritical ADS experiment YALINA-Booster

• A subcritical zero-power source-driven coupled core, the YALINA-Booster. has been constructed for experimental investigations of neutron kinetics of source-driven systems. In this study, the reactivity of two subcritical configurations has been determined by the area ratio method. The prompt neutron decay constants have been evaluated through slope fitting of the prompt neutron decay as well as through the pulsed Rossi-alpha method. It is shown that the slope fitting method and the pulsed Rossi-alpha method give stable results whereas the area ratio method results show spatial dependence. The reasons for the spatial spread are addressed.

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

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Subatomic Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

REACTIVITY DETERMINATION

Nuclear physics

Kärnfysik

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