Reactor Physics

Reactor Physics is the applied physics discipline that studies neutron transport phenomena, fission chain reactions, and reactor criticality to predict and control the performance and safety of nuclear reactors.

12.3K

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476.4K

Citations

54.7K

Authors

3.2K

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2017–2026

2.1K

Variants

Nuclear Reactor Physics

Parents

Nuclear Engineering

Children

Delayed Neutron BehaviorFast Reactor PhysicsFuel DepletionHomogenization MethodsNeutron AbsorptionNeutron LifetimeNeutron ModerationNeutron ScatteringNeutron Slowing DownNeutron Spectrum Analysis

Publications

12.3K

Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research

S. M. Gibson, Tadashi Sekiguchi, K. Lackner et al. · MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) · 1987 · 3.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Nuclear Engineering, Physics +14

ENDF/B-VII.0: Next Generation Evaluated Nuclear Data Library for Nuclear Science and Technology

M. B. Chadwick, P. Obložinský, M. Herman et al. · Nuclear Data Sheets · 2006 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Nuclear Engineering, Physics +14

Observation of Reactor Electron Antineutrinos Disappearance in the RENO Experiment

J. K. Ahn, Sergey Chebotaryov, J. H. Choi et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2012 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nuclear Physics +7

Parametrization of the Kobayashi-Maskawa Matrix

L. Wolfenstein · Physical Review Letters · 1983 · 1.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Computational Physics +6

The Serpent Monte Carlo code: Status, development and applications in 2013

Jaakko Leppänen, Maria Pusa, Tuomas Viitanen et al. · Annals of Nuclear Energy · 2014 · 1.4K citations

Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Computational Physics +14

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Authors

54.7K

SQ
Suizheng Qiu
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
61 publications · 1.8K citations
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GS
G.H. Su
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
53 publications · 1.5K citations
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WT
Wenxi Tian
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
49 publications · 1.5K citations
24
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UF
U. Fischer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
52 publications · 1.8K citations
24
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YO
Y. Oka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
49 publications · 1.5K citations
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3.2K

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Venues

Nuclear Science and Engineering
796 publications · 25.9K citations
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Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science
162 publications · 12.5K citations
65
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Nuclear Engineering and Design
787 publications · 24.2K citations
64
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Annals of Nuclear Energy
906 publications · 26.3K citations
60
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Nuclear Fusion
344 publications · 16.6K citations
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See also Reactor Physics
Neutron Transport	Boltzmann Transport Equation Monte Carlo Simulation Neutron Transport Equation Diffusion Approximation Finite Element Methods P1 Approximation Method Of Characteristics Finite Volume Methods Finite Difference Methods
Criticality Analysis	Delayed Neutrons Reactivity Insertion Multiplication Factor Reactivity Feedback Effective Multiplication Factor Reactivity Reactivity Balance
Reactor Kinetics	Delayed Neutrons Prompt Neutrons Reactivity Feedback Delayed Neutron Precursors Time-dependent Neutron Transport Point Kinetics Modeling Temperature Feedbacks
Core Methods	Monte Carlo Simulation Neutron Transport Equation Deterministic Transport Methods Point Kinetics Approximation Variance Reduction Techniques
Safety Parameters	Doppler Coefficient Reactivity Feedback Delayed Neutron Fraction