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Review for Test #2

To adequately prepare for this test, you should be able to: 
 
1. List and describe any or all of the 5 neutron source mechanisms from Lesson 12.

2. Calculate the neutron source due to spontaneous fission and/or wpe153.gif (986 bytes) emission.  (This includes both the    yield and multigroup spectrum, with appropriate information provided.)

3. List and describe any or all of the 7 gamma ray source mechanisms from Lesson 13.

4. Calculate the gamma rays source (yield and energy distribution) from fission and radioactive sources.

5. Describe the multigroup energy representation and coupled multigroup cross sections.

6. Define and discuss any of the terms defined in Lesson 14 and 15.

7. Define the response function.

8. Compute neutron response functions for elastic and inelastic neutron scattering.
9. Compute the photon response function, either using wpe1E5.gif (907 bytes)for kerma or other variations on wpe1EC.gif (905 bytes) based on what is included in the flux calculation (i.e., like Cases 1 through 4 on pp. 142-144 in text).

10. Distinguish between free-field and local flux response functions.

11. Distinguish between simple and anthropomorphic phantoms, including the differences, depth variations, and irradiation geometries discussed in Lesson 19.

12. Be able to derive the UNATTENUATED dose equations for line, disk, or volumetric slab sources.  (Text Eqns. 6.26, 6.36, or 6.56).  For the slab source, I would give you Eqn. 6.43.

13. Be able to work a problem to find the total dose for a shielded point source, including buildup (using the single-term Taylor form with Table 7.2 provided to you).

14. Be able to work problems like any of the homework problems.

90% of the points on the test will be from the above items.  The other 10% will be creative application of concepts from the material.




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