Sample depletion theory

Radial reactivity worth traverses were also performed Using sm aU samples, nominally 2.173 in. long x 0.4 in. in diameter. Materials a yzed in this way Include enriched boron tantalum, depleted and enriched uranium, and plutonium, phis the above-mentioned %f source. The analyses of these traverses were based on two-dimensional perturbation theory, and compare quite well with the measured shape of the radial worth curve. TThe cenhrai worth discrepancy is still present, however, and the curves must be property normalized to compare shapes. Data for boron and plutonium are included in Table L... 

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