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Nataly [62]
3 years ago
6

How many mean free paths thick must a shield be designed in order to attenuate an incident neutron beam by a factor of 1000?

Physics
1 answer:
natita [175]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

A shield should be about 6.91 mean free paths thick to attenuate a neutron beam by a factor of 1000.

Explanation:

The equation for the attenuation of a neutron beam is

I=I_0 \exp (-x/\lambda)

where Io, x and λ are the initial intensity, distance traveled and the mean free path of the neutron respectively. I is the intensity after the distance x. Rearranging we get,

\frac{I}{I_0}=exp(-z/A)

⇒e^{-\frac{x}{\lambda} }=\frac{I_0}{I}

\frac{x}{\lambda}=ln\frac{I_0}{I}

x=\lambda ln\frac{I_0}{I}

we know that \frac{I_o}{I} = 1000

putting it above equation we get

x=λ ln(1000)

x= 6.91λ

Therefore,  A shield should be about 6.91 mean free paths thick to attenuate a neutron beam by a factor of 1000.

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