This lecture covers the interaction of neutrons with matter, including cross sections, mechanisms of neutron interactions, and the total cross section. It explains elastic scattering, absorption reactions, and the Doppler effect.
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In this course, one acquires an understanding of the basic neutronics interactions occurring in a nuclear fission reactor as well as the conditions for establishing and controlling a nuclear chain rea
Explores the interaction of neutrons with matter, covering cross sections, reaction rates, scattering, absorption, energy dependence, and the Doppler effect.
Explores the interaction of radiation with matter, covering reaction rate, cross section, X and gamma radiation, neutrons, and significant processes in radiation detection.