Neutron Science and Reactor Physics
As taught in: Fall 2009
Photograph of the core of a reactor vessel at a nuclear power plant. (Photo courtesy of U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.)
Instructors:
Prof. Benoit Forget
MIT Course Number:
22.05
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Features
Course Description
This course introduces fundamental properties of the neutron. It covers reactions induced by neutrons, nuclear fission, slowing down of neutrons in infinite media, diffusion theory, the few-group approximation, point kinetics, and fission-product poisoning. It emphasizes the nuclear physics bases of reactor design and its relationship to reactor engineering problems.
