diff --git a/NUCE_2100/.ipynb_checkpoints/HW3-checkpoint.ipynb b/NUCE_2100/.ipynb_checkpoints/HW3-checkpoint.ipynb index dae1086..10ec2e3 100644 --- a/NUCE_2100/.ipynb_checkpoints/HW3-checkpoint.ipynb +++ b/NUCE_2100/.ipynb_checkpoints/HW3-checkpoint.ipynb @@ -118,19 +118,41 @@ "source": [ "---\n", "## Question 2\n", - "A beam o f2 MeV neutrons is incident on a slab of heavy water (D2O). The total cross sections of deuterium and oxygen at this energy are 2.6 b and 1.6 b, respectively.\n", + "A beam of 2 MeV neutrons is incident on a slab of heavy water (D2O). The total cross sections of deuterium and oxygen at this energy are 2.6 b and 1.6 b, respectively.\n", "\n", "### Part A\n", - "What is the macroscopic total cross section of D2O at 2 MeV?" + "What is the macroscopic total cross section of D2O at 2 MeV?\n", + "\n", + "[Heavy water properties](https://srd.nist.gov/jpcrdreprint/1.555714.pdf)\n", + "\n", + "[Heavy water molar mass](https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/d/deuterium-oxide.html)" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", - "execution_count": null, + "execution_count": 3, "id": "adc08334-42a5-4b84-8d91-c28a877d1ee5", "metadata": {}, - "outputs": [], - "source": [] + "outputs": [ + { + "name": "stdout", + "output_type": "stream", + "text": [ + "The macroscopic total cross section of D2O is 2.270e-01 1/cm\n" + ] + } + ], + "source": [ + "d2o_cross_section = (2*2.6+1.6)*1e-24 #cm^2\n", + "d2o_rho = 1.11 #g/cm^3\n", + "d2o_mass = 20.03 #g/mol\n", + "avo_no = 6.023e23 #atoms / mol\n", + "\n", + "N = avo_no * d2o_rho / d2o_mass\n", + "\n", + "d2o_sigma = N * d2o_cross_section\n", + "print(f\"The macroscopic total cross section of D2O is {d2o_sigma:.3e} 1/cm\")" + ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", diff --git a/NUCE_2100/HW3.ipynb b/NUCE_2100/HW3.ipynb index dae1086..10ec2e3 100644 --- a/NUCE_2100/HW3.ipynb +++ b/NUCE_2100/HW3.ipynb @@ -118,19 +118,41 @@ "source": [ "---\n", "## Question 2\n", - "A beam o f2 MeV neutrons is incident on a slab of heavy water (D2O). The total cross sections of deuterium and oxygen at this energy are 2.6 b and 1.6 b, respectively.\n", + "A beam of 2 MeV neutrons is incident on a slab of heavy water (D2O). The total cross sections of deuterium and oxygen at this energy are 2.6 b and 1.6 b, respectively.\n", "\n", "### Part A\n", - "What is the macroscopic total cross section of D2O at 2 MeV?" + "What is the macroscopic total cross section of D2O at 2 MeV?\n", + "\n", + "[Heavy water properties](https://srd.nist.gov/jpcrdreprint/1.555714.pdf)\n", + "\n", + "[Heavy water molar mass](https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/d/deuterium-oxide.html)" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", - "execution_count": null, + "execution_count": 3, "id": "adc08334-42a5-4b84-8d91-c28a877d1ee5", "metadata": {}, - "outputs": [], - "source": [] + "outputs": [ + { + "name": "stdout", + "output_type": "stream", + "text": [ + "The macroscopic total cross section of D2O is 2.270e-01 1/cm\n" + ] + } + ], + "source": [ + "d2o_cross_section = (2*2.6+1.6)*1e-24 #cm^2\n", + "d2o_rho = 1.11 #g/cm^3\n", + "d2o_mass = 20.03 #g/mol\n", + "avo_no = 6.023e23 #atoms / mol\n", + "\n", + "N = avo_no * d2o_rho / d2o_mass\n", + "\n", + "d2o_sigma = N * d2o_cross_section\n", + "print(f\"The macroscopic total cross section of D2O is {d2o_sigma:.3e} 1/cm\")" + ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown",