Difference between revisions of "C program for neutron efficiency"
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double crossSectionHydrogenFunction(); | double crossSectionHydrogenFunction(); | ||
− | double numberCarbonFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON); | + | double numberCarbonFunction(double thickness, |
− | double numberHydrogenFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN); | + | const double CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON); |
+ | double numberHydrogenFunction(double thickness, | ||
+ | const double CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN); | ||
double crossSectionCarbonFunction(); | double crossSectionCarbonFunction(); | ||
− | void efficiencyFunction(double numberHydrogen, double numberCarbon, double crossSectionHydrogen, | + | void efficiencyFunction(double numberHydrogen, double numberCarbon, |
− | + | double crossSectionHydrogen, double crossSectionCarbon, | |
+ | double thickness); | ||
<code>/************************************************************************ | <code>/************************************************************************ | ||
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} | } | ||
− | /********************************************************************* | + | /********************************************************************** |
* Equation for cross section of hydrogen according to | * Equation for cross section of hydrogen according to | ||
* equation 15-9 from Radiation Detection and Measurement | * equation 15-9 from Radiation Detection and Measurement | ||
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} | } | ||
− | /********************************************************************* | + | /********************************************************************** |
* Equation for calculating the number of Carbons in | * Equation for calculating the number of Carbons in | ||
* the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what | * the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what | ||
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} | } | ||
− | /******************************************************************** | + | /********************************************************************* |
* Equation for calculating the number of Hydrogens in | * Equation for calculating the number of Hydrogens in | ||
* the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what | * the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what | ||
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} | } | ||
− | /******************************************************************** | + | /********************************************************************* |
* Requesting the cross section from the Knoll book, and | * Requesting the cross section from the Knoll book, and | ||
* then calculating it from barns to centimeters. | * then calculating it from barns to centimeters. | ||
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} | } | ||
− | /****************************************************************** | + | /******************************************************************* |
* Equation for efficiency according to equation 15-8b | * Equation for efficiency according to equation 15-8b | ||
* from Radiation Detection and Measurement | * from Radiation Detection and Measurement |
Revision as of 19:12, 5 May 2008
#include <iostream> #include <cmath> using namespace std;
double crossSectionHydrogenFunction(); double numberCarbonFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON); double numberHydrogenFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN); double crossSectionCarbonFunction(); void efficiencyFunction(double numberHydrogen, double numberCarbon, double crossSectionHydrogen, double crossSectionCarbon, double thickness);
/************************************************************************
* This program is to find the
* efficiency of a neutron detector.
************************************************************************/
double main()
{
double neutronEnergy;
double numberHydrogen;
double numberCarbon;
double crossSectionHydrogen;
double crossSectionCarbon;
double thickness;
const double CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON = 5.23e22;
const double CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN = 4.74e22;
cout << endl; cout << "Enter thickness of detector (in centimeters): "; cin >> thickness;
crossSectionHydrogen = crossSectionHydrogenFunction(); numberCarbon = numberCarbonFunction(thickness, CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON); numberHydrogen = numberHydrogenFunction(thickness, CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN); crossSectionCarbon = crossSectionCarbonFunction();
efficiencyFunction(numberHydrogen, numberCarbon, crossSectionHydrogen, crossSectionCarbon, thickness); }
/********************************************************************** * Equation for cross section of hydrogen according to * equation 15-9 from Radiation Detection and Measurement * by Glenn Knoll *********************************************************************/ double crossSectionHydrogenFunction() { double neutronEnergy; double crossSectionHydrogen;
cout << endl; cout << "Enter neutron energy (in MeV): "; cin >> neutronEnergy;
crossSectionHydrogen = ((4.83 / sqrt(neutronEnergy)) - .578e-24);
return crossSectionHydrogen; }
/********************************************************************** * Equation for calculating the number of Carbons in * the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what * the user put in for the thickness of the detector. *********************************************************************/ double numberCarbonFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON) { double numberCarbon;
numberCarbon = thickness * CUBICCENTIMETERCARBON; return numberCarbon; }
/********************************************************************* * Equation for calculating the number of Hydrogens in * the problem per cubic centimeter, dependent on what * the user put in for the thickness of the detector. ********************************************************************/ double numberHydrogenFunction(double thickness, const double CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN) { double numberHydrogen;
numberHydrogen = thickness * CUBICCENTIMETERHYDROGEN; return numberHydrogen; }
/********************************************************************* * Requesting the cross section from the Knoll book, and * then calculating it from barns to centimeters. ********************************************************************/ double crossSectionCarbonFunction() { double crossSectionCarbon;
cout << endl; cout << "Enter the cross section of Carbon by " << "looking in Radiation" << endl << "Detection and Measurement by Glenn Knoll, on" << " page 535, " << endl << "Figure 15-15b (in square centimeters): "; cin >> crossSectionCarbon;
return crossSectionCarbon; }
/******************************************************************* * Equation for efficiency according to equation 15-8b * from Radiation Detection and Measurement * by Glenn Knoll ******************************************************************/ void efficiencyFunction(double numberHydrogen, double numberCarbon, double crossSectionHydrogen, double crossSectionCarbon, double thickness) { double efficiency; double nHcH = numberHydrogen * crossSectionHydrogen; double nCcC = numberCarbon * crossSectionCarbon;
efficiency = (((nHcH) / (nHcH + nCcC)) * (1-exp(-(nHcH + nCcC)) * thickness) * 100); cout.precision(4); cout << endl; cout << "Therefore, the efficiency of our " << "system is: " << efficiency << "%" << endl; cout << endl; return; }