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F. Rahnema, G. C. Pomraning
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 84 | Number 4 | August 1983 | Pages 313-319
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE83-A15451
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Expressions are developed for the first-order change in a linear functional of the neutron flux due to a perturbation in the exterior boundary of a fixed source problem. The perturbation formulas are derived in transport theory and its diffusion approximation, and several numerical examples are given.