Toy Train Runs to Calibrate Sensors in a Princeton Reactor
A stationary neutron source was previously used for the calibration, but that did not fully capture how the neutrons bounced around. Putting the californium on the moving train improved the accuracy by about a factor of 10, Dr. Ono said.
I love this approach to science. It makes it much more like serious play, rather than solemn duty.
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