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Optimum Binary Signals for Reactor Frequency Response Measurements

M. R. Buckner, T. W. Kerlin

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 49 / Number 3 / November 1972 / Pages 255-262

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22540

A two-level input signal called the multifrequency binary signal (MFBS) was evaluated for use in nuclear reactor frequency response measurements and was employed in tests on the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment. The MFBS was found to have significant advantages over other currently used signals in terms of test duration required to achieve necessary accuracy.