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Title: Measurement of cumulative and independent yields of fission products from thermal-neutron fission of /sup 242//sup m/ Am

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5253417

The mass and charge distributions in an unseparated mix of fission product nuclei from thermal-neutron fission of /sup 242m/Am were studied through semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry. Samples of the fissionable material under study were irradiated in a vertical irradiation tube of the MIFI IRT research reactor. Following irradiation, measurements were made on aperture-calibrated semiconductor detectors. For broader identification of fission fragment nuclides three experiments were conducted that differed substantially in irradiation duration. The spectrum of gamma radiation from the mix of fission products and the time dependences of count rate at total absorption peaks were analyzed on SM-4 and Iskra-226 computers. The values of yields obtained were compared with data of investigations conducted earlier with other experimental methods, and also with the results of calculations.

Research Organization:
Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute
OSTI ID:
5253417
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 41:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English