NEUTRON TRANSMISSION VERSUS THICKNESS FOR SOME COMMON MATERIALS

Abstract

Curves of neutron dose transmission versus thickness are presented for laterally infinite slabs of several common materials for neutrons incident at several fixed energies and angles. The materials are: water, polyethylene (borated), iron, concrete, Nevada Test Site soil (area 7, dry and 100 percent saturated), laminated slabs containing one inch of iron on the outside, a variable thickness of iron on the inside, and 3, 6, 9, or 12 inches of polyethylene sandwiched between the layers of iron. The neutron source energies are 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, and 14 MEV; the incident angles are 0 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, and 70 degrees.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0295691

Entities

People

  • Arnold T. Futterer
  • Frank J. Allen
  • William P. Wright

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Collisions
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Materials
  • Mean Free Path
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Scattering
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.