Published October 1967 | Version v1
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A measurement of the axial variation in sensitivity of 1/4-inch diameter fission chambers

Creators

  • 1. General Reactor Physics Division, Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset (United Kingdom)

Description

Measurements of the variation in sensitivity along the length of two 1/4-inch diameter U-235 fission chambers are discussed. The systematic errors caused by possible non-uniformities in sensitivity when measurements are made in high flux gradients are estimated. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
28 p.
Report number
AEEW-M--788

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38036009
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ERRORS; FISSION CHAMBERS; LENGTH; SENSITIVITY; URANIUM 235; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DIMENSIONS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
2 refs, 7 figs, 3 tabs