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Study of Neutron Spectra Near the Surfaces of Iron and Water Spheres with 252Cf Sources at Their Centers

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The neutron-energy spectra at a distance of 30 mm from the surfaces of metal and water spheres that contain a 252Cf neutron source at their centers were measured and calculated. Measurements were performed using hydrogen counters and activation and fission detectors.

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  1. All-Russia Scientific Research Institute of Physicotechnical and Radio Engineering Measurements (VNIIFTRI), Mendeleevo, Moscow oblast, 141570, Russia

    V. D. Sevast'yanov

  2. Nuclear Research Institute Rez Pic, Husinec-Rez 130, 25068, Rez, Czech Republic

    B. Jansky, E. Novak & Z. Turzik

  3. All-Russia Research Institute of Experimental Physics (VNIIEF), Russian Federal Nuclear Center, pr. Mira 37, Sarov, Nizhni Novgorod oblast, 607190, Russia

    A. S. Koshelev & G. N. Maslov

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Translated from Pribory i Tekhnika Eksperimenta, No. 5, 2005, pp. 10–25.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Sevast'yanov, Jansky, Novak, Turzik, Koshelev, Maslov.

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Sevast'yanov, V.D., Jansky, B., Novak, E. et al. Study of Neutron Spectra Near the Surfaces of Iron and Water Spheres with 252Cf Sources at Their Centers. Instrum Exp Tech 48, 567–581 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10786-005-0101-3

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