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A. K. Chung, M. A. Prelas
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 86 | Number 3 | March 1984 | Pages 267-274
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE84-A17555
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The transport of heavy particles produced by the 10B(n,α)Li and 235U(n,νn)ff nuclear reactions in a two-region cylindrical geometry is analyzed. Total spatially dependent energy current, power density, and transport efficiency are calculated. These results are significantly different from what would be predicted using a two-region slab model—the model generally used for kinetic analysis of nuclear-pumped plasmas. The calculated transport efficiency for a 0.4 mg/cm2 10B coating was 9% and 16% for a 3.3 mg/cm2 235UO2 coating.
