Title :
Instrumentation at the Los Alamos Critical Assembly Laboratory
Author :
Helmick, Herbert H.
Author_Institution :
University of California Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
Abstract :
A summary is presented of the various types of electronic instrumentation used at the Los Alamos Critical Assembly Laboratory. Also discussed is automatic data handling equipment as well as the nature of command and readout signals used on remote control critical assembly machines. Equipment is described for performing prompt neutron lifetime measurements by the Rossi-¿ method, pile oscillator technique, and the power fluctuation experiment.
Keywords :
Assembly; Automatic control; Data handling; Fluctuations; Instruments; Laboratories; Lifetime estimation; Neutrons; Oscillators; Performance evaluation;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1964.4323369