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M. F. Sulcoski, H. D. Warren
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 85 | Number 3 | November 1983 | Pages 245-250
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE83-A17316
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The thermal neutron sensitivities of 231Rh self-powered neutron detectors were measured in a 1-MW(thermal) pool-type reactor. Measured relative sensitivities are statistically compared against calculated relative sensitivities. The latter are derived from a formula for the ratio of the lateral surface area of the rhodium emitter of a given detector to the lateral surface area of the rhodium emitter of a reference detector. Least-squares linear regression analysis of relative sensitivity versus surface area shows that the calculational method yields the same calibration results as the measured method with a high degree of accuracy.
