APPLICATION OF MONTE CARLO METHOD TO NEUTRON SHIELDING IN ORDINARY CONCRETE

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1986-12
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DANIEL, YAKUBU KUTCHIN
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Using the Monte Carlo formalism we have calculated the thickness of ordinary concrete required to shield a source of 14 MeV neutrons. A shield thickness of (2.3 ± 0.2) meters was obtained. This is in good agreement with the results given in the MBS (National Bureau of Standards) Handbook 63 (1957) and the ORINS (Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies) Journal (1963) using the Removal cross section technique. Both quote 2.1 and 2.6 meters respectively
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A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nuclear Physics Department of Physics Faculty of Science Ahmadu Bello University Zaria - Nigeria December, 1986
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APPLICATION,, CARLO METHOD,, NEUTRON SHIELDING,, ORDINARY CONCRETE
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