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Diffusion of neutrons by a slab of moderating material: an application of the Monte Carlo Method
Michelangelo ZarconeSilvana NuzzoM. C. CapizzoR M Sperandeo Mineosubject
PhysicsParticle systembusiness.industryMonte Carlo methodGeneral Physics and AstronomyComputational physicsOpticsTransmission (telecommunications)SIMULATIONReflection (physics)SlabNeutronDiffusion (business)Nuclear ExperimentAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation)businessdescription
An application of the Monte Carlo method to the diffusion of neutrons passing through a slab of a moderating material is presented. This method can be used as a tool to improve the student's comprehension of the statistical properties of many particle systems, showing the necessity of simulation procedures to obtain information on the expected results of real experiments. We have chosen a very simple example to illustrate it: the evaluation of the transmission, reflection and absorption probabilities of a monochromatic beam of neutrons diffusing through a slab of a moderator material. After a collision with a nucleus of the moderator the neutron may be either elastically scattered or captured. The transmission, reflection and absorption properties of the neutrons diffused by different moderating materials are visualized with the help of an appropriate animation program.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-01 |