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Table A3.18 Measured results of α [s −1 ] and ρ [$] in Case D3-1 (Ref. [1])
α [s −1 ]
ρ [$]
Detector
Feynman-α
α-fitting
Area (Sjostrand)
Area (Gozani)
BF-3 #1 (Ch#1)
669.23 ± 5.43
678.46 ± 4.75
1.911 ± 0.024
2.589 ± 0.041
BF-3 #2 (Ch#2)
693.11 ± 4.60
681.85 ± 4.28
1.880 ± 0.011
2.610 ± 0.022
BF-3 #3 (Ch#3)
684.25 ± 1.93
686.16 ± 2.50
1.972 ± 0.007
2.663 ± 0.013
BF-3 #4 (Ch#4)
1296.59 ± 35.04
715.47 ± 9.24
2.244 ± 0.002
2.757 ± 0.028
Fiber #1 (Ch#5)
–
–
–
–
Fiber #2 (Ch#6)
703.56 ± 71.90
–
1.916 ± 0.001
2.323 ± 0.184
LiCaF (Ch#7)
–
–
–
–
A3.2.1.5 Case D4 (4200 HEU Plates)
See (Tables A3.19, A3.20 and A3.21).
Table A3.19 Core condition in Case A4-1 (4200 HEU plates) (Ref. [1])
Case
C1
C2
A3
S4
S5
S6
k eff
A4-1
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
1200.00
0.96603
Table A3.20 Beam characteristics of 14 MeV neutrons in Case A4-1 (Ref. [1])
Case
Frequency (Hz)
Width (μs)
Current [mA]
A4-1
10
80
0.20
Table A3.21 Measured results of α [s −1 ] and ρ [$] in Case A4-1 (Ref. [1])
α [s −1 ]
ρ [$]
Detector
Feynman-α
α-fitting
Area (Sjostrand) Area (Gozani)
BF-3 #1 (Ch#1) 878.01 ± 26.55
969.40 ± 33.08
2.687 ± 0.116
3.618 ± 0.242
BF-3 #2 (Ch#2) 979.74 ± 27.61
970.87 ± 26.68
2.785 ± 0.055
3.789 ± 0.147
BF-3 #3 (Ch#3) 997.15 ± 13.85
1045.50 ± 14.28 2.843 ± 0.034
3.793 ± 0.084
BF-3 #4 (Ch#4) 2345.71 ± 86.12 1265.82 ± 92.59 2.924 ± 0.019
3.929 ± 0.402
Fiber #1 (Ch#5) –
–
–
–
Fiber #2 (Ch#6) –
–
–
–
LiCaF (Ch#7)
–
–
–
–