Thermal neutrons are incident on a slab of water 30 cm thick. As the neutrons diffuse...

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Thermal neutrons are incident on a slab of water 30 cm thick. As the neutrons diffuse about in the slab, they disappear by radiative capture in hydrogen according to the reaction 'H(n, y)*H, where the y-ray has an energy of approximately 2 MeV. Given that the thermal flux in the slab dies off according to the relation 9(x) = 0,e* where, = 10* and L=2.85 cm, calculate at the far side of the slab. a) the thermal neutron dose rate b) the uncollided flux of y-rays c) the buildup flux of y-rays d) the y-ray dose rate Thermal neutrons are incident on a slab of water 30 cm thick. As the neutrons diffuse about in the slab, they disappear by radiative capture in hydrogen according to the reaction 'H(n, y)*H, where the y-ray has an energy of approximately 2 MeV. Given that the thermal flux in the slab dies off according to the relation 9(x) = 0,e* where, = 10* and L=2.85 cm, calculate at the far side of the slab. a) the thermal neutron dose rate b) the uncollided flux of y-rays c) the buildup flux of y-rays d) the y-ray dose rate