Journal Publications of the Experimental Thermal-Hydraulics Group

Our scientists, post docs and students regularly publish articles in scientific magazines primarily in the nuclear engineering and technical field. For this purpose, each submitted article is first thoroughly reviewed and then approved.

Here you will find a selection of journals that regularly publish articles from our laboratory:

2024

Araujo DM, Auchmann B, Brem A, Daly M, Hug C, Michlmayr T, et al.
Assessment of training performance, degradation and robustness of paraffin-wax impregnated Nb₃Sn demonstrator under high magnetic field
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2024; 34(5): 7000208 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2024.3368995
DORA PSI
Arumugam VK, Mantzaras J, Gantenbein A, Doll U, Schildhauer T
Experimental and numerical investigation of high-pressure methane catalytic synthesis from H₂ and CO₂
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2024; 40(1-4): 105206 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105206
DORA PSI
Baek S-I, Chae M-S, Chung B-J
Numerical investigation on flow characteristics and heat transfer of mixed convection in a packed bed
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2024; 159(Part A): 107994 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107994
DORA PSI
Brem A, Duda M, Müller C, Garcia H, Hug C, Daly M, et al.
From hot to cold: advanced materials and processes for Nb₃Sn based magnets
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2024; 34(5): 7700105 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3338588
DORA PSI
Chae MS, Kelm S, Paladino D
Analyses of International Standard Problem ISP-47 TOSQAN experiment with containmentFOAM
Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2024; 56(2): 611-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2023.10.038
DORA PSI
Chae MS, Lee J, Cho HK, Kelm S, Paladino D
Analyses of jet buoyant flow in a multicompartment containment using an open-source solver
Nuclear Technology. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2362527
DORA PSI
Dehbi A, Kapulla R
CFD simulations of helium layer erosion in one PANDA vessel following cooler activation
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2024; 422: 113154 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113154
DORA PSI
Doll U, Kapulla R, Dues M, Steinbock J, Melnikov S, Röhle I, et al.
Towards time-resolved multi-property measurements by filtered Rayleigh scattering: diagnostic approach and verification
Experiments in Fluids. 2024; 65(1): 2 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-023-03740-6
DORA PSI
Faldella F, Eisenring S, Kim T, Doll U, Jansohn P
Turbulent flame speed and flame characteristics of lean premixed H₂-CH₄ flames at moderate pressure levels
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 2024; 146(2): 021012 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063524
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Kelm S, Doll U, Liu X, Paranjape S, Paladino D
Large-scale PANDA facility – radiation experiments and CFD calculations
Kerntechnik. 2024; 89(2): 202-217. https://doi.org/10.1515/kern-2023-0060
DORA PSI
Kim T, Doll U, Faldella F, Jansohn P
Quantification of mixing quality effects on flashback limits for H₂-rich fuel gases in lean premixed combustion using laser-induced fluorescence of acetone
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 2024; 146(7): 071004 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064359
DORA PSI
Paranjape S, Kapulla R, Kudinov P, Chae MS, Paladino D
Experimental results of thermocline evolution in a water pool under combined effect of steam venting and water injection
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2024; 419: 112914 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.112914
DORA PSI
Reventos F, D'Auria F, Herranz L, Sanchez Perea M, Carlos Alberola S, Freixa J, et al.
What is the future for nuclear fission technology? A technical opinion from the guest editors of VSI NFT series and the editor of the Journal Nuclear Engineering and Design
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2024; 425: 113332 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113332
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2023

Auchmann B, Araujo DM, Brem A, Daly M, Felder R, Feuvrier J, et al.
Test results from CD1 Short CCT Nb₃Sn dipole demonstrator and considerations about CCT technology for the FCC-hh main dipole
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2023; 34(5): 4000906 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3344425
DORA PSI
Dehbi A, Kapulla R
CFD analyses of large-scale tests highlighting the effects of thermal radiation in steam-containing atmospheres
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2023; 415: 112710 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112710
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Xiongguo L, Kelm S, Doll U, Paranjape S, Paladino D
Importance, influence and limits of CFD radiation modeling for containment atmosphere simulations
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2023; 411: 112408 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112408
DORA PSI
Miniero L, Pandey K, Fredrich D, Shcherbanev S, Doll U, Giusti A, et al.
Air-blast atomization and ignition of a kerosene spray in hot vitiated crossflow
Combustion and Flame. 2023; 256: 112915 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.112915
DORA PSI
Otten S, Kario A, Wessel WAJ, Leferink J, Ten Kate HHJ, Daly M, et al.
Training curves of Nb₃Sn Rutherford cables with a wide range of impregnation materials measured in the BOX facility
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 2023; 33(5): 4003605 (5 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3267051
DORA PSI
Paladino D, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Suter S, Hug C, Chae M-S, et al.
PANDA experimental database and further needs for containment analyses
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2023; 404: 112173 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112173
DORA PSI
Pandey K, Miniero L, Doll U, de Oliveira PM, Mastorakos E, Noiray N
Topological transitions of Jet A-1 lean azimuthal flames (LEAF)
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2023; 39(4): 4791-4799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.034
DORA PSI
Vocke M, Kapulla R, Morton C, Klein M, Martinuzzi RJ
Advection-based temporal reconstruction technique for turbulent velocity fields
Physics of Fluids. 2023; 35(1): 015123 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0129564
DORA PSI
Vázquez-Rodríguez C, Andreani M, Jiménez G, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Manuel Martín-Valdepeñas J, et al.
Assessment of the depressurisation and mixing effects of two spray systems in the PANDA facility, part II – simulations using GOTHIC8.3(QA)
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2023; 403: 112120 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.112120
DORA PSI
Vázquez-Rodríguez C, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Andreani M, Jiménez G, Martín-Valdepeñas JM, et al.
Assessment of the depressurization and mixing effects of two spray systems in the PANDA facility, part I - experimental results
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2023; 412: 112453 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112453
DORA PSI
Wolfertz A, Adams R, Perret G, Lamirand V
Development of a multi-channel gamma-blind fast neutron detector based on wavelength shifting fibers embedded in a ZnS:Ag epoxy mixture
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2023; 1053: 168385 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168385
DORA PSI
Wolfertz A, Perret G, Adams R
Non-destructive analysis of spent fuel samples using a gamma-blind fast neutron detector
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2023; 188: 109792 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2023.109792
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2022

Doll U, Migliorini M, Baikie J, Zachos PK, Röhle I, Melnikov S, et al.
Non-intrusive flow diagnostics for unsteady inlet flow distortion measurements in novel aircraft architectures
Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 2022; 130: 100810 (24 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2022.100810
DORA PSI
Doll U, Röhle I, Dues M, Kapulla R
Time-resolved multi-parameter flow diagnostics by filtered Rayleigh scattering: system design through multi-objective optimisation
Measurement Science and Technology. 2022; 33(10): 105204 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac7cca
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Doll U, Kirkby E, Paladino D
Experimental assessment of thermal radiation effects on containment atmospheres with varying steam content
Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2022; 54(11): 4348-4358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.07.001
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Doll U, Kirkby E, Paranjape S, Paladino D
Growth laws and self-similarity in the confined mixing zone of unstratified and strongly stably stratified isokinetic mixing-layers past a splitter plate
Physics of Fluids. 2022; 34(3): 035129 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0082950
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Fehlmann M, Suter S, Doll U, Paladino D
The effects of activated cooler power on the transient pressure decay and helium mixing in the PANDA facility
Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2022; 54(6): 2311-2320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.12.032
DORA PSI
Paladino D, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Suter S, Andreani M
PANDA experiments within the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project on containment hydrogen distribution, thermal radiation and suppression pool phenomena
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2022; 392: 111777 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2022.111777
DORA PSI
Paladino D, Paranjape S, Mignot G, Kapulla R
Parametric study highlighting cooler and spray activation on the transient mixing of a three-gas composition in the PANDA facility
Progress in Nuclear Energy. 2022; 150: 104283 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104283
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2021

Adams R, Günther C, Höflich N, Pooth O
A 2D pixelated stilbene scintillator detector array for simultaneous radiography with fast neutrons and gammas
Journal of Instrumentation. 2021; 16(2): P02021 (21 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/16/02/P02021
DORA PSI
Doll U, Barro C, Todino M, Boulouchos K
Impact of a split injection strategy on mixing, ignition and combustion behavior in premixed charge compression ignition combustion
Fuel. 2021; 294: 120511 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120511
DORA PSI
Falsetti C, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Paladino D
Thermal radiation, its effect on thermocouple measurements in the PANDA facility and how to compensate it
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2021; 375: 111077 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111077
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Manohar KH, Paranjape S, Paladino D
Self-similarity for statistical properties in low-order representations of a large-scale turbulent round jet based on the proper orthogonal decomposition
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2021; 123: 110320 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110320
DORA PSI
Kromer H, Adams R, Prasser H-M
Development, design, and testing of a microwave-driven compact rotating-target D-D fast neutron generator for imaging applications
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2021; 174: 109715 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109715
DORA PSI
Weilenmann M, Doll U, Bombach R, Blondé A, Ebi D, Xiong Y, et al.
Linear and nonlinear entropy-wave response of technically-premixed jet-flames-array and swirled flame to acoustic forcing
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2021; 38(4): 6135-6143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.233
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2020

Andreani M, Kapulla R, Kelm S, Paladino D, Paranjape S
Analyses of gas stratification erosion by a vertical jet in presence of an obstacle using the GOTHIC code
Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science. 2020; 6(2): 021110 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046296
DORA PSI
Andreani M, Paranjape S
Gas mixing caused by interacting heat sources. Part ii: modelling
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2020; 370: 110887 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110887
DORA PSI
Paranjape S, Kapulla R, Mignot G, Paladino D
Gas mixing caused by interacting heat sources PART I: experiments
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2020; 370: 110914 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2020.110914
DORA PSI
Sakellarakis VD, Vera-Tudela W, Doll U, Ebi D, Wright YM, Boulouchos K
The effect of high-pressure injection variations on the mixing state of underexpanded methane jets
International Journal of Engine Research. 2020; 22(9): 2900-2918. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087420960895
DORA PSI
Shcherbanev S, Morinière T, Solana-Pérez R, Weilenmann M, Xiong Y, Doll U, et al.
Anchoring of premixed jet flames in vitiated crossflow with pulsed nanosecond spark discharge
Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 2020; 1-4: 100010 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2020.100010
DORA PSI
Soubelet B, Adams R, Kromer H, Prasser H-M
Calibration technique and sample measurement database for material decomposition imaging using a compact deuterium-deuterium (D-D) fast neutron generator
Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2020; 176: 108930 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108930
DORA PSI
Wolfertz A, Adams R, Perret G
First tests of a gamma-blind fast neutron detector using a ZnS:Ag-epoxy mixture cast around wavelength-shifting fibers
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2020; 971: 164003 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2020.164003
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2019

Andreani M, Gaikwad AJ, Ganju S, Gera B, Grigoryev S, Herranz LE, et al.
Synthesis of a CFD benchmark exercise based on a test in the PANDA facility addressing the stratification erosion by a vertical jet in presence of a flow obstruction
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2019; 354: 110177 (31 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110177
DORA PSI
Gallego-Marcos I, Kudinov P, Villanueva W, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Paladino D, et al.
Pool stratification and mixing induced by steam injection through spargers: CFD modelling of the PPOOLEX and PANDA experiments
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2019; 347: 67-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.03.011
DORA PSI
Kromer H, Adams R, Soubelet B, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Thermal analysis, design, and testing of a rotating beam target for a compact D-D fast neutron generator
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2019; 145: 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.12.009
DORA PSI
Paranjape S, Mignot G, Kapulla R, Paladino D
Experimental investigation of gas transport induced by containment spray activation during a scaled severe accident scenario
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2019; 342: 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.11.017
DORA PSI
Soubelet B, Adams R, Kromer H, Zboray R, Prasser HM
Feasibility study of using a compact deuterium-deuterium (D-D) neutron generator for energy-selective transmission tomography
Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 2019; 156: 292-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.11.017
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2018

Andreani M, Paladino D, Papini D
Multi-step planning calculations with the GOTHIC code used for the design of complex experiments in the PANDA facility
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 339: 116-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.09.005
DORA PSI
Dupont J, Mignot G, Paladino D, Prasser H-M
Mid wave infrared thermography of water films in condensing and evaporating environments
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 336: 80-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.027
DORA PSI
Gallego-Marcos I, Kudinov P, Villanueva W, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, Paladino D, et al.
Pool stratification and mixing induced by steam injection through spargers: analysis of the PPOOLEX and PANDA experiments
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 337: 300-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.07.004
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Mignot G, Paranjape S, Andreani M, Paladino D
Large scale experiments representing a containment natural circulation loop during an accident scenario
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2018; 2018: 8989070 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8989070
DORA PSI
Kapulla R, Uong D, Zimmer C, Paladino D
PIV measurements in the vicinity of a steam sparger in the PANDA facility
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 336: 112-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.07.003
DORA PSI
Mignot G, Dupont J, Paranjape S, Ouldrebai H, Bissels W-M, Paladino D, et al.
Measurement of liquid films thickness in a condensing and re-evaporating environment using attenuation of near infrared light
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 336: 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.06.023
DORA PSI
Papadionysiou M, Perret G, Zboray R, Adams R, Mosset J-B
Monte Carlo simulation of a scintillation detector for spent fuel characterization in a hot cell
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 332: 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.03.033
DORA PSI
Zboray R, Trtik P
800 fps neutron radiography of air-water two-phase flow
MethodsX. 2018; 5: 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.01.008
DORA PSI
Zboray R, Bolesch C, Prasser H-M
Development of neutron and X-ray imaging techniques for nuclear fuel bundle optimization
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2018; 336: 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.04.035
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Evaluation of the PAR Mitigation System in Swiss PWR Containment using the GOTHIC Code
D. Papini, M. Andreani, P. Steiner, B. Niceno, J-U. Klügel, H-M Prasser
Nuclear Technology, Vol. NURETH 2017, (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2018.1505356

2017

Adams R, Zboray R
Gamma radiography and tomography with a CCD camera and Co-60 source
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2017; 127: 82-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.05.011
DORA PSI
Kelm S, Kapulla R, Allelein H-J
Erosion of a confined stratified layer by a vertical jet - detailed assessment of a CFD approach against the OECD/NEA PSI benchmark
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2017; 312: 228-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.09.014
DORA PSI
Paranjape S, Kapulla R, Mignot G, Paladino D
Parametric study on density stratification erosion caused by a horizontal steam jet interacting with a vertical plate obstruction
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2017; 312: 351-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.12.012
DORA PSI
Zboray R, Adams R, Kis Z
Fast neutron radiography and tomography at a 10 MW research reactor beamline
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2017; 119: 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.10.012
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2016

Adams R, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
A novel fast-neutron tomography system based on a plastic scintillator array and a compact D-D neutron generator
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2016; 107: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.09.002
DORA PSI
Andreani M, Badillo A, Kapulla R
Synthesis of the OECD/NEA-PSI CFD benchmark exercise
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2016; 299: 59-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.12.029
DORA PSI
Dupont J, Mignot G, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Infrared film thickness measurement: comparison with cold neutron imaging
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2016; 53(5): 673-681. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2015.1102779
DORA PSI
Hursin M, Downar TJ, Yoon JI, Joo HG
Assessment of assembly homogenized two-steps core dynamic calculations using direct whole core transport solutions
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 87: 356-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.09.015
DORA PSI
Hursin M, Scriven M, Perret G, Pautz A
Uncertainty quantification and representativity analysis of LWR-PROTEUS Phase III experiments using SHARKX
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 91: 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.12.035
DORA PSI
Leray O, Rochman D, Grimm P, Ferroukhi H, Vasiliev A, Hursin M, et al.
Nuclear data uncertainty propagation on spent fuel nuclide compositions
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 94: 603-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.03.023
DORA PSI
Mignot G, Paranjape S, Paladino D, Jaeckel B, Rydl A
Large scale experiments simulating hydrogen distribution in a spent fuel pool building during a hypothetical fuel uncovery accident scenario
Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2016; 48(4): 881-892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2016.06.005
DORA PSI
Paladino D, Andreani M, Guentay S, Mignot G, Kapulla R, Paranjape S, et al.
Outcomes from the EURATOM–ROSATOM ERCOSAM SAMARA projects on containment thermal-hydraulics for severe accident management
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2016; 308: 103-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.08.011
DORA PSI
Pecchia M, Wicaksono D, Grimm P, Vasiliev A, Perret G, Ferroukhi H, et al.
Validation of Monte Carlo based burnup codes against LWR-PROTEUS Phase-II experimental data
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 97: 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.07.001
DORA PSI
Perret G, Blaise P, Messaoudi N, Geslot B, Wagemans J, Baeten P, et al.
Validation of Monte-Carlo methods for generation time and delayed neutron fraction predictions
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 97: 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.07.015
DORA PSI
Prasser H-M, Bolesch C, Cramer K, Ito D, Papadopoulos P, Saxena A, et al.
Bubbly, slug, and annular two-phase flow in tight-lattice subchannels
Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 2016; 48(4): 847-858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2016.06.007
DORA PSI
Rochman D, Leray O, Perret G, Vasiliev A, Ferroukhi H, Koning AJ
Re-evaluation of the thermal neutron capture cross section of ¹⁴⁷Nd
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2016; 94: 612-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2016.03.024
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Saxena A, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Simulations and measurements of adiabatic annular flows in triangular, tight lattice nuclear fuel bundle model
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2016; 299: 163-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.07.063
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2015

Adams R, Bort L, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Development and characterization of a D-D fast neutron generator for imaging applications
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2015; 96: 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.11.017
DORA PSI
Aufiero M, Bidaud A, Hursin M, Leppänen J, Palmiotti G, Pelloni S, et al.
A collision history-based approach to sensitivity/perturbation calculations in the continuous energy Monte Carlo code SERPENT
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2015; 85: 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.05.008
DORA PSI
Becker H, Bison G, Blau B, Chowdhuri Z, Eikenberg J, Fertl M, et al.
Neutron production and thermal moderation at the PSI UCN source
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2015; 777: 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.12.091
DORA PSI
Dangendorf V, Zboray R
Potential and status in imaging with fast neutrons
Neutron News. 2015; 26(2): 27-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/10448632.2015.1028276
DORA PSI
Dupont J, Mignot G, Prasser H-M
Two-dimensional mapping of falling water film thickness with near-infrared attenuation
Experiments in Fluids. 2015; 56(5): 90 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-015-1955-1
DORA PSI
Hursin M, Perret G, Pautz A
Verification of the new implementations in SHARKX against TSUNAMI to perform pinpower UQ and representativity analysis
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2015; 77: 300-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2014.11.019
DORA PSI
Rais A, Siefman D, Girardin G, Hursin M, Pautz A
Methods and models for the coupled neutronics and thermal-hydraulics analysis of the CROCUS reactor at EFPL
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2015; 2015: 237646 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/237646
DORA PSI
Siefman DJ, Girardin G, Rais A, Pautz A, Hursin M
Full core modeling techniques for research reactors with irregular geometries using Serpent and PARCS applied to the CROCUS reactor
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2015; 85: 434-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2015.05.004
DORA PSI
Zboray R, Mignot G, Kapulla R, Paladino D
Erosion and break-up of light-gas layers by a horizontal jet in a multi-vessel, large-scale containment test system
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2015; 291: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.05.006
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Zboray R, Dangendorf V, Mor I, Bromberger B, Tittelmeier K
Time-resolved fast-neutron radiography of air-water two-phase flows in a rectangular channel by an improved detection system
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2015; 86(7): 075103 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926999
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Time-Resolved Fast Neutron Radiography Of Air-Water Two-Phase Flows
R Zboray, V Dangendorf, I Mor, B Bromberger, K Tittelmeier, H-M Prasser
Physics Procedia 69, 551 (2015).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2015.07.078

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2014 and older

Adams R, Zboray R, Cortesi M, Prasser H-M
Conceptual design and optimization of a plastic scintillator array for 2D tomography using a compact D-D fast neutron generator
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2014; 86: 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.01.001
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Caruso S, Jatuff F
Design, development and utilisation of a tomography station for γ-ray emission and transmission analyses of light water reactor spent fuel rods
Progress in Nuclear Energy. 2014; 72: 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2013.09.007
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Cortesi M, Dangendorf V, Zboray R, Prasser H-M
A novel fast-neutron detector concept for energy-selective imaging and imaging spectroscopy
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2014; 85(7): 073305 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4890392
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Ferroukhi H, Leray O, Hursin M, Vasiliev A, Perret G, Pautz A
Study of nuclear decay data contribution to uncertainties in heat load estimations for spent fuel pools
Nuclear Data Sheets. 2014; 118: 498-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nds.2014.04.117
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Geža V, Milenković RŽ, Kapulla R, Dementjevs S, Jakovičs A, Wohlmuther M
Computational and experimental studies of the flow field near the beam entrance window of a liquid metal target
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2014; 275: 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.04.022
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Hursin M, Collins B, Xu Y, Downar T
The development and implementation of a one-dimensional S_n method in the 2D-1D integral transport solution
Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2014; 176(2): 186-200. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE12-4
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Kapulla R, Mignot G, Paranjape S, Ryan L, Paladino D
Large scale gas stratification erosion by a vertical helium-air jet
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2014; 2014: 197267 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/197267
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Zboray R, Adams R, Cortesi M, Prasser H-M
Development of a fast neutron imaging system for investigating two-phase flows in nuclear thermal-hydraulic phenomena: a status report
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2014; 273: 10-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.01.027
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Zboray R, Mor I, Dangendorf V, Stark M, Tittelmeier K, Cortesi M, et al.
High-frame rate imaging of two-phase flow in a thin rectangular channel using fast neutrons
Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2014; 90: 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.03.023
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Chawla R, Rätz D, Jordan KA, Perret G
Analysis of pin removal experiments conducted in a supercritical light water reactor-like test lattice
Nuclear Technology. 2013; 183(3): 321-330. https://doi.org/10.13182/NT13-A19421
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Cortesi M, Zboray R, Kaestner A, Prasser H-M
Development of a cold-neutron imaging detector based on thick gaseous electron multiplier
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2013; 84(2): 023305 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4793225
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Cortesi M, Zboray R, Adams R, Dangendorf V, Meshkian M, Prasser H-M
Development of large-area THGEM detectors for investigation of thermal-hydraulic phenomena using neutron imaging
Journal of Instrumentation. 2013; 8(10): C10009 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/10/C10009
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Cortesi M, Zboray R, Adams R, Dangendorf V, Breskin A, Mayer S, et al.
First studies of electron transport along small gas gaps of novel foil radiation converters for fast-neutron detectors
Journal of Instrumentation. 2013; 8(1): P01016 (19 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/01/P01016
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Hursin M, Downar TJ, Montgomery R
Impact of improved neutronic methodology on the cladding response during a PWR reactivity initiated accident
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2013; 262: 180-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.04.023
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Kröhnert H, Perret G, Murphy MF, Chawla R
Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements of fission rate ratios between fresh and burnt fuel following irradiation in a zero-power reactor
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2013; 698: 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.09.008
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Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Measuring liquid film thickness in annular two-phase flows by cold neutron imaging
Experiments in Fluids. 2013; 54(9): 1596 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-013-1596-1
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Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Neutron imaging of annular flows in a tight lattice fuel bundle model
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2013; 262: 589-599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.06.005
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Zboray R, Prasser H-M
Optimizing the performance of cold-neutron tomography for investigating annular flows and functional spacers in fuel rod bundles
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2013; 260: 188-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.03.026
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Arazi L, Natal da Luz H, Freytag D, Pitt M, Azevedo CDR, Rubin A, et al.
THGEM-based detectors for sampling elements in DHCAL: laboratory and beam evaluation
Journal of Instrumentation. 2012; 7(5): C05011 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/05/C05011
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Breskin A, Israelashvili I, Cortesi M, Arazi L, Shchemelinin S, Chechik R, et al.
A novel liquid-xenon detector concept for combined fast-neutrons and gamma imaging and spectroscopy
Journal of Instrumentation. 2012; 7(6): C06008 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/06/C06008
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Cortesi M, Zboray R, Adams R, Dangendorf V, Prasser H-M
Concept of a novel fast neutron imaging detector based on THGEM for fan-beam tomography applications
Journal of Instrumentation. 2012; 7(2): C02056 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/7/02/C02056
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Dietler R, Hursin M, Perret G, Jordan K, Chawla R
A novel design approach for a neutron measurement station for burnt fuel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2012; 693: 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.07.009
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Kapulla R, Mignot G, Paladino D
Large-scale containment cooler performance experiments under accident conditions
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2012; 2012: 943197 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/943197
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Paladino D, Dreier J
PANDA: a multipurpose integral test facility for LWR safety investigations
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2012; 2012: 239319 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/239319
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Paladino D, Dreier J
Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) response with Drywell Gas Recirculation System (DGRS) activated during a severe accident scenario with release of non-condensable gas
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2012; 247: 212-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2012.03.006
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Perret G, Jordan KA
On the combination of delayed neutron and delayed gamma measurement techniques for nuclear fuel and its application to nuclear data uncertainty reduction
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2012; 59(6): 3166-3172. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2012.2215339
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Rätz D, Jordan KA, Bayard A-SP, Perret G, Chawla R
Experimental investigation of moderator density variation effects in an SCWR-like fuel lattice
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2012; 247: 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2012.02.011
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Jordan KA, Perret G
A delayed neutron technique for measuring induced fission rates in fresh and burnt LWR fuel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011; 634(1): 91-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.01.064
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Rätz D, Jordan KA, Murphy MF, Perret G, Chawla R
Comparison of measured and calculated reaction rate distributions in an scwr-like test lattice
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2011; 38(4): 794-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2010.11.021
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Rätz D, Jordan KA, Perret G, Chawla R
Experimental validation of control rod related perturbations of moderator regions in an SCWR-like fuel lattice
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2011; 38(11): 2319-2332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2011.07.007
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Kröhnert H, Perret G, Murphy MF, Chawla R
Freshly induced short-lived gamma-ray activity as a measure of fission rates in lightly re-irradiated spent fuel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2010; 624(1): 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.033
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Caruso S, Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Determination of within-rod caesium and europium isotopic distributions in high burnup fuel rods through computerised gamma-ray emission tomography
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2009; 239(7): 1220-1228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.02.019
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Jatuff F, Perret G, Murphy MF, Giust F, Chawla R
Void reactivity coefficient benchmark results for a 10 × 10 BWR assembly in the full 0-100% void fraction range
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2009; 36(6): 853-858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2009.02.013
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Perret G, Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Sublet JC, Bouland O, Chawla R
Impact of new gadolinium cross sections on reaction rate distributions in 10×10 BWR assemblies
Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2009; 163(1): 17-25. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE08-55
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Plaschy M, Murphy M, Jatuff F, Lüthi A, Grimm P, Jacot-Guillarmod R, et al.
Experimental validation of reaction rate distributions for a SVEA-96+ BWR assembly with hafnium control blades
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2009; 46(9): 933-943. https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.46.933
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Plaschy M, Murphy M, Jatuff F, Lüthi A, Grimm P, Jacot-Guillarmod R, et al.
Experimental validation of reaction rate distributions for a SVEA-96+ BWR assembly with hafnium control blades
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2009; 46(9): 933-943. https://doi.org/10.1080/18811248.2009.9711602
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Plaschy M, Murphy M, Jatuff F, Perret G, Seiler R, Chawla R
Validation of Monte Carlo predictions of LWR-PROTEUS safety parameters using an improved whole-reactor model
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2009; 36(10): 1536-1543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2009.07.012
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Caruso S, Günther-Leopold I, Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Comparison of optimised germanium gamma spectrometry and multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the determination of ¹³⁴Cs, ¹³⁷Cs and ¹⁵⁴Eu single ratios in highly burnt UO₂
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2008; 589(3): 425-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.03.005
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Caruso S, Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Nondestructive determination of fresh and spent nuclear fuel rod density distributions through computerised gamma-ray transmission tomography
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2008; 45(8): 828-835. https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.45.828
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Chawla R, Jatuff F, Tani F
Diagnostic analysis of pin-removal reactivity worth experiments in a SVEA-96+ test lattice
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2008; 35(3): 495-502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2007.06.027
DORA PSI
Lebrat JF, Aliberti G, D'Angelo A, Billebaud A, Brissot R, Brockmann H, et al.
Global results from deterministic and stochastic analysis of the MUSE-4 experiments on the neutronics of accelerator-driven systems
Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2008; 158(1): 49-67. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE05-100
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Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Perret G, Plaschy M, Bergmann U, Chawla R
Comparison of 3D reaction rate distributions measured in an Optima2 BWR assembly with MCNPX predictions
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2008; 35(11): 2042-2050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2008.06.001
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Perret G, Plaschy M, Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Characterisation of radial reaction rate distributions across the 92-pin section of a SVEA-96 Optima2 assembly
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2008; 35(3): 478-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2007.06.025
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Bergmann UC, Grimm P, Jatuff F, Murphy MF, Chawla R
Investigations of ²³⁸U captures to total fissions in a Westinghouse SVEA-96+ assembly
Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2007; 156(1): 86-95. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE07-A2687
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Caruso S, Murphy M, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Validation of of ¹³⁴Cs, ¹³⁷Cs and ¹⁵⁴Eu single ratios as burnup monitors for ultra-high burnup UO₂ fuel
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2007; 34(1-2): 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2006.11.009
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Macku K, Jatuff F, Murphy M, Plaschy M, Grimm P, Joneja OP, et al.
Radial and azimuthal ²³⁵U fission and ²³⁸U capture distributions in BWR UO₂ pins: CASMO-4 and MCNP4C versus activation foil measurements
Nuclear Science and Engineering. 2007; 155(1): 96-101. https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE07-A2647
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Bergmann UC, Chawla R, Jatuff F, Murphy MF
Optimised non-invasive method to determine ²³⁸U-captures-to-total-fissions in reactor fuel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2006; 556(1): 331-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.110
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Grimm P, Jatuff F, Murphy M, Seiler R, Williams T, Jacot-Guillarmod R, et al.
Experimental validation of channel bowing effects on pin power distributions in a Westinghouse SVEA-96+ assembly
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2006; 43(3): 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/18811248.2006.9711084
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Grimm P, Jatuff F, Murphy M, Seiler R, Williams T, Jacot-Guillarmod R, et al.
Experimental validation of channel bowing effects on pin power distributions in a Westinghouse SVEA-96+ assembly
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2006; 43(3): 223-230. https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.43.223
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Jatuff F, Giust F, Krouthén J, Helmersson S, Chawla R
Effects of void uncertainties on the void reactivity coefficient and pin power distributions for a 10 × 10 BWR assembly
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2006; 33(2): 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2005.09.007
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Jatuff F, Macku K, Chawla R
On the accuracy of reactor physics calculations for square HPLWR fuel assemblies
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2006; 33(2): 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2005.09.006
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Kuijper JC, Raepsaet X, de Haas JBM, von Lensa W, Ohlig U, Ruetten H-J, et al.
HTGR reactor physics and fuel cycle studies
Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2006; 236(5-6): 615-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.10.021
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Macku K, Jatuff F, Murphy MF, Joneja OP, Bischofberger R, Chawla R
Advanced foil activation techniques for the measurement of within-pin distributions of the ⁶³Cu(n,γ)⁶⁴Cu reaction rate in nuclear fuel
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2006; 562(1): 393-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.03.004
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Murphy MF, Jatuff F, Grimm P, Seiler R, Brogli R, Meier G, et al.
Reactivity and neutron emission measurements of highly burnt PWR fuel rod samples
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2006; 33(9): 760-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2006.04.003
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Plaschy M, Jatuff F, Grimm P, Tani F, Jacot-Guillarmod R, Giust F, et al.
Comparisons of deterministic neutronic calculations with Monte Carlo results for an advanced BWR fuel assembly with hafnium control blades
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 2006; 43(11): 1298-1310. https://doi.org/10.3327/jnst.43.1298
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Tani F, Jatuff F, Chawla R
Study of spectral heterogeneities for the interpretation of calculational trends in predicting pin power distributions in a SVEA-96+ BWR assembly
Annals of Nuclear Energy. 2006; 33(6): 490-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2006.02.005
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