On the neutrons streaming in straight duct

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the thermal neutron streaming through a straight cylindrical duct by using the Monte Carlo method and evaluating the neutron reflection by the duct wall to the total flux at the exit of the duct. The duct walls are made separately of iron and aluminum. We have considered 10 groups of energy between 10−5 and 10 eV. For a point source at the mouth of the duct, we have determined the direct and the reflected part of the total thermal neutron flux at the exit of the duct for different lengths and different radii of the duct. For a punctual source, we have found that the major contribution to the total flux of neutrons at the exit is due to the neutron reflection by walls, and the reflection contribution decreases when the neutron energy decreases. For a constant length of the duct, the reflected part decreases when the duct radius increases, while for the disk shaped source, we have found the opposite phenomenon. The transmitted neutron flux distribution at the exit of the duct is determined for a disk shaped source for different neutron energies and different distances from the exit center.