Infinite neutron plane source in the vicinity of slab

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The discussion focuses on the behavior of neutron flux in the vicinity of a slab of water when substituting the source term with a value of 1 in neutron diffusion equations. Participants clarify that while the average flux may be 1, local flux values can exceed this average due to gradients in the flux distribution. This phenomenon occurs because the average does not account for local maxima and minima, leading to instances where flux values can exceed unity.

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I solve neutron diff eq for plane source in the vicinity of slab of water but if i substitute source term with 1 the flux in some places is greater than one! how it possible?! i am sure about my calculation so someone say me how it possible?
 
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I solve neutron diff eq for plane source in the vicinity of slab of water but if i substitute source term with 1 the flux in some places is greater than one! how it possible?! i am sure about my calculation so someone say me how it possible?
If one has a flux gradient, then the average value will be between the high and low values. For example, on a line between 0 and 1, the average value is 0.5. If one is an average value, then the low could be 0.9, while the maximum would be 1.1.
 

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