Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor
We present an overview of fission chamber’s functioning modes, theoretical aspects of the nonnegative matrix factorization methods, and the opportunities that offer neutron data processing in order to achieve neutron flux monitoring tasks. Indeed, it is a part of research project that aimed at apply...
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| description | We present an overview of fission chamber’s functioning modes, theoretical aspects of the nonnegative matrix factorization methods, and the opportunities that offer neutron data processing in order to achieve neutron flux monitoring tasks. Indeed, it is a part of research project that aimed at applying Blind Source Separation methods for in-core and ex-core neutron flux monitoring while analyzing the outputs of fission chamber. The latter could be used as a key issue for control, fuel management, safety concerns, and material irradiation experiments. The Blind Source Separation methods had been used in many scientific fields such as biomedical engineering and telecommunications. Recently, they were used for gamma spectrometry data processing. The originality of this research work is to apply these powerful methods to process the fission chamber output signals. We illustrated the effectiveness of this tool using simulated fission chamber signals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f247b6933fe04e238100b2ea3be95ac02025-02-03T06:11:08ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832017-01-01201710.1155/2017/53696145369614Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II ReactorHanane Arahmane0El-Mehdi Hamzaoui1Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli2LPNR, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, 1014 RP, Rabat, MoroccoNational Centre for Nuclear Energy, Sciences and Techniques (CNESTEN), 1382 RP, 10001 Rabat, MoroccoLPNR, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, 1014 RP, Rabat, MoroccoWe present an overview of fission chamber’s functioning modes, theoretical aspects of the nonnegative matrix factorization methods, and the opportunities that offer neutron data processing in order to achieve neutron flux monitoring tasks. Indeed, it is a part of research project that aimed at applying Blind Source Separation methods for in-core and ex-core neutron flux monitoring while analyzing the outputs of fission chamber. The latter could be used as a key issue for control, fuel management, safety concerns, and material irradiation experiments. The Blind Source Separation methods had been used in many scientific fields such as biomedical engineering and telecommunications. Recently, they were used for gamma spectrometry data processing. The originality of this research work is to apply these powerful methods to process the fission chamber output signals. We illustrated the effectiveness of this tool using simulated fission chamber signals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5369614 |
| spellingShingle | Hanane Arahmane El-Mehdi Hamzaoui Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor |
| title_full | Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor |
| title_fullStr | Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor |
| title_short | Neutron Flux Monitoring Based on Blind Source Separation Algorithms in Moroccan TRIGA MARK II Reactor |
| title_sort | neutron flux monitoring based on blind source separation algorithms in moroccan triga mark ii reactor |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5369614 |
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