Author:
Saracco P.,Abrate N.,Burrone M.,Dulla S.,Ravetto P.
Abstract
The study of the steady-state solutions of neutron transport equation requires the introduction of appropriate eigenvalues: this can be done in various different ways by changing each of the operators in the transport equation; such modifications can be physically viewed as a variation of the corresponding macroscopic cross sections only, so making the different (generalized) eigenvalue problems non-equivalent. In this paper the eigenvalue problem associated to the time-dependent problem (α eigenvalue), also in the presence of delayed emissions is evaluated. The properties of associated spectra can give different insight into the physics of the problem.
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