Review Article

Compilation of Existing Neutron Screen Technology

Table 1

Effect of Cd filter thickness on the neutron flux [6].

Cd filter thickness (cm) Neutron flux modification (%) for four neutron energy groups
0–0.4 eV0.4 eV–2 keV3 keV–1 Mev1–10 MeV

0.000000
0.01−550−2−2
0.02−65−1−2−3
0.05−69−2−2−4
0.07−71−2−1−4
0.08−72−5−1−4
0.13−73−5−2−5
0.21−73−6−2−8