The construction of a single crystal neutron diffraction unit and measurement of effective neutron temperature

Author

Larry Dean Thompson

Abstract

"The continued expansion of the nuclear reactor facility and the nuclear engineering program makes it desirable that a neutron spectrometer be available at the reactor facility. This unit would be available for use in graduate and undergraduate laboratories and for graduate research.

A single crystal, white radiation spectrometer including collimator, automatic controls, and shielding was designed and constructed.

The performance of the unit was checked using LiF and Cu crystals. A rocking crystal curve and a θ - 2θ curve was obtained with each crystal. The effective neutron temperature was then determined from the LiF crystal θ - 2θ curve"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Edwards, D. R.

Committee Member(s)

Culp, Archie W., Jr.
Fuller, Harold Q., 1907-1996
Richards, Earl F., 1923-

Department(s)

Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Nuclear Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri at Rolla

Publication Date

1965

Pagination

vi, 67 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 66).

Rights

© 1965 Larry Dean Thompson, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Neutrons -- DiffractionNeutrons -- Diffraction -- MeasurementCrystallography

Thesis Number

T 1823

Print OCLC #

5971939

Electronic OCLC #

903902702

Recommended Citation

Thompson, Larry Dean, "The construction of a single crystal neutron diffraction unit and measurement of effective neutron temperature" (1965). Masters Theses. 5709.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5709