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Neutron Multiplication Factor

The Neutron Multiplication Factor is a dimensionless physical quantity that characterizes the change in neutron population from one generation to the next in a nuclear reactor, defined as the ratio of neutrons produced by fission in one generation to the number of neutrons lost through absorption or leakage in the preceding generation.

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A high gain energy amplifier operated with fast neutrons

Carlo Rubbia · AIP conference proceedings · 1995 · 263 citations · Full text

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CANDLE: The New Burnup Strategy

Hiroshi Sekimoto, Kouichi Ryu, Yoshikane Yoshimura · Nuclear Science and Engineering · 2001 · 207 citations

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Neutronics Design for Lead-Bismuth Cooled Accelerator-Driven System for Transmutation of Minor Actinide

Kazufumi Tsujimoto, Toshinobu Sasa, Kenji Nishihara et al. · Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology · 2004 · 182 citations · Full text

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Validation of a Continuous-Energy Monte Carlo Burn-up Code MVP-BURN and Its Application to Analysis of Post Irradiation Experiment

Keisuke Okumura, Takamasa Mori, Masayuki Nakagawa et al. · Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology · 2000 · 151 citations · Full text

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High performance experiments in JT-60U reversed shear discharges

T. Fujita, Yoshihiro Kamada, S. Ishida et al. · Nuclear Fusion · 1999 · 125 citations

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  1. CH
    Cheol Ho Pyeon

    Kyoto University, Japan

    6 publications · 115 citations

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  2. TU
    Taro Ueki

    University of New Mexico, United States

    5 publications · 126 citations

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  3. TE
    Tomohiro Endo

    Nagoya University, Japan

    4 publications · 94 citations

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  4. TM
    Tsuyoshi Misawa

    Kyoto University, Japan

    4 publications · 89 citations

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    Kenji Nishihara

    Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

    3 publications · 275 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    11 h-index

    42 publications

    891 citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    10 h-index

    32 publications

    701 citations

  3. Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    Tōkai Mura, Japan

    9 h-index

    37 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    451 citations

  5. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    154 citations

  6. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

    Mumbai, India

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    181 citations

  7. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    179 citations

  8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    789 citations

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  1. Nuclear Science and Engineering

    29 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

    JNST · 19 publications · 757 citations

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  3. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    11 publications · 247 citations

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  4. Nuclear Engineering and Technology

    7 publications · 94 citations

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