A MARKOV-CHAIN APPROACH FOR DERIVING THE STATISTICS OF TIME-CORRELATED PULSES IN THE PRESENCE OF NON-EXTENDIBLE DEAD-TIME

Authors
DEGWEKER SB
Citation
Sb. Degweker, A MARKOV-CHAIN APPROACH FOR DERIVING THE STATISTICS OF TIME-CORRELATED PULSES IN THE PRESENCE OF NON-EXTENDIBLE DEAD-TIME, Annals of nuclear energy, 24(1), 1997, pp. 1-20
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Annals of nuclear energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03064549
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-4549(1997)24:1<1:AMAFDT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The problem of deriving the statistics of time-correlated detector pul ses in the presence of a non-extendible dead time is studied by constr ucting a Markov Chain to describe the process. Expressions for the tra nsition matrix are derived for problems in the passive neutron assay o f Pu and (zero-power) reactor noise, Perturbative and numerical soluti ons of the master equations are discussed for a simple problem in the passive neutron assay of Pu. Expressions for the mean count rate and v ariance in a given interval are derived. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier S cience Ltd