CORTEX experiments, Part II: Postprocessing of neutron noise time series to determine reliable mean and uncertainties

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Contributors

  • Klemen Ambrožič - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), J. Stefan Institute (Author)
  • Alexander Knospe - , Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Oskari Pakari - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (Author)
  • Sebastian Hübner - , Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Mathieu Hursin - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Paul Scherrer Institute (Author)
  • Carsten Lange - , Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Adolfo Rais - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (Author)
  • Axel Laureau - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (Author)
  • Andreas Pautz - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Paul Scherrer Institute (Author)
  • Vincent Lamirand - , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Paul Scherrer Institute (Author)

Abstract

In this paper we present the methodology developed to analyze the detector response of neutron noise experiments performed at EPFL CROCUS and TUD AKR-2 reactors in the framework of the H2020 CORTEX project. The noise, or modulation, is induced by controlled oscillations of neutron absorbers or reactor fuel elements. The quantities of interest are detector response spectral power and phase shift with respect to a selected reference detector. For the analysis we employ data normalization and bootstrapping with replacement. It acts as a frequency response comb, letting through only the harmonics of the base oscillation frequency, and eliminates biases due to correlations of consecutive oscillations while maintaining the frequency resolution of the original data set. The correlations stemming from a common neutron noise inducing device are also considered in the analysis.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number110704
JournalAnnals of nuclear energy
Volume208
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

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Keywords

  • Bootstrapping, CORTEX, Neutron noise, Noise analysis, Power spectral density