A Monte Carlo calculation of neutron reflection from various curved surfaces
type: CreativeWork
description: "Plane parallel neutron beams normally incident upon the curved surface of a solid reflector are studied with the Monte Carlo method. The geometries studied are cylindrical, parabolic, and hemispherical. It is shown that when the curved surface is cylindrical, a small "focusing effect" occurs in the reflected neutron beam. Parabolic and hemispherical surfaces do not show "focusing". A study of the factors which determine the spatial dependence of the reflected flux shows that the probability of emergence of a neutron, traveling a fixed distance from a point inside the reflector, depends upon the curvature of the surface. It is only for cylindrical geometry that this probability as a function of distance shows a "peak" which results in "focusing""--Abstract, page ii.
abstract: "Plane parallel neutron beams normally incident upon the curved surface of a solid reflector are studied with the Monte Carlo method. The geometries studied are cylindrical, parabolic, and hemispherical. It is shown that when the curved surface is cylindrical, a small "focusing effect" occurs in the reflected neutron beam. Parabolic and hemispherical surfaces do not show "focusing". A study of the factors which determine the spatial dependence of the reflected flux shows that the probability of emergence of a neutron, traveling a fixed distance from a point inside the reflector, depends upon the curvature of the surface. It is only for cylindrical geometry that this probability as a function of distance shows a "peak" which results in "focusing""--Abstract, page ii.
author: Kalter, Charles Jack
keywords: Nuclear Engineering
date published: 2016-02-10T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:20:12Z
provider: Missouri University of Science and Technology
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Missouri--Rolla