NSDUAZ unfolding package for neutron spectrometry and dosimetry with Bonner spheres.
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NSDUAZ (Neutron Spectrometry and Dosimetry from the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas) is a user friendly neutron unfolding package for Bonner sphere spectrometer with (6)LiI(Eu) developed under LabView(®) environment. Unfolding is carried out using a recursive iterative procedure with the SPUNIT algorithm, where the starting spectrum is obtained from a library initial guess spectra to start the iterations. The NSDUAZ performance was evaluated using (252)Cf, (252)Cf/D(2)O, (241)AmBe neutron sources and the neutrons outside the radial beam port of a TRIGA Mark III nuclear reactor running to 10 W.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
دوره 71 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012