Effective cutoff energies for point l/v absorbers inside of spherical and cylindrical cadmium filters have been calculated for thermal reactor neutrons. The neutron spectrum was assumed to consist of a Maxwellian plus a 1/E component, and the parameters varied were the thickness of filter, the Maxwellian temperature and the Maxwellian to 1/E flux ratio. Because of the sensitivity of the effective cutoff to Maxwellian flux parameters for thin filters it is recommended that filter thicknesses of about 40 mils be used. Forty mil filters show effective cutoffs at about 0.50 to 0.55 ev for temperatures up to about 500 ction …
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Effective cutoff energies for point l/v absorbers inside of spherical and cylindrical cadmium filters have been calculated for thermal reactor neutrons. The neutron spectrum was assumed to consist of a Maxwellian plus a 1/E component, and the parameters varied were the thickness of filter, the Maxwellian temperature and the Maxwellian to 1/E flux ratio. Because of the sensitivity of the effective cutoff to Maxwellian flux parameters for thin filters it is recommended that filter thicknesses of about 40 mils be used. Forty mil filters show effective cutoffs at about 0.50 to 0.55 ev for temperatures up to about 500 ction prod- A (or about 0.045 ev). Effective cutoff energies for boron filters were also calculated for purposes of comparison. The cutoffs for cylindrical cadmium filters should be applicable to a properly designed experimental facility. (auth)
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Stoughton, R.W.; Halperin, J. & Lietzke, M.P.Effective Cadmium Cutoff Energies,
report,
March 11, 1960;
Tennessee.
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