Fundamentals of Physics Extended
Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 43, Problem 19P
To determine

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that the power output of a neutron generator P(t), at a time t, when P0 is at time t=0, is

P(t) = P0 x kt/tgen (where k is the multiplication factor).

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