Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 1 / Number 2 / May 1956 / Pages 156-166
Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE56-A17519
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The attenuation of fast neutrons by long, thin air ducts in shields is considered from a simple phenomenological point of view. It is shown that the wall-scattered flux in a straight duct is small compared to the uncollided neutrons which travel directly in air from one end of the duct to the other. An expression for the attenuation due to a bend is derived and this is generalized to the case of several bends.