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Formula used for neutron rate:
 
Formula used for neutron rate:
 
<math>k=(0.5)^(\frac{(year-1993)+\frac{month-3}{12}}{2.645}</math>
 
<math>k=(0.5)^(\frac{(year-1993)+\frac{month-3}{12}}{2.645}</math>
<math>9.835\times10^6\times k</math>
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<math>n_{0}rate=9.835\times10^6\times k</math>
  
 
and for Cf-252 activity:
 
and for Cf-252 activity:
<math>2283.3\times k</math>
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 +
<math>activitry=2283.3\times k</math>
  
  
 
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Revision as of 00:54, 28 December 2016

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Overview

An official document for the CF-252 source with serial number FTC-CFZ-431 provides a value for the neutron rate and CF-252 mass as of 03/19/1993.

The initial neutron rate and mass of cf-252 are stated to be [math]10^{7}s^{-1}[/math] and 4.2[math]\mu g[/math], respectively.

4.2 [math]\mu g[/math] would generate [math]9.67 \times 10^{6}[/math] neutrons per second. The discrepancy between these two numbers gives a 2% error.

Calculation

Click here to open a table giving neutron rates and C-252 activity from dates 1/2017 to 12/2029. This calculation only includes neutrons from Cf-252, since all other daughter nuclei and possible impurities have a very low SF rate compared to Cf-252.


Formula used for neutron rate: [math]k=(0.5)^(\frac{(year-1993)+\frac{month-3}{12}}{2.645}[/math]

[math]n_{0}rate=9.835\times10^6\times k[/math]

and for Cf-252 activity:

[math]activitry=2283.3\times k[/math]


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