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Measurement of the fission cross section of /sup 241/Pu from 8 eV to 70 keV

Journal Article · · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7318960

The ratio of the /sup 241/Pu fission cross section to the /sup 6/Li(n,..cap alpha..) cross section has been measured at neutron energies from thermal to 70 keV. The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory electron Linac provided a pulsed source of neutrons, and energies were measured by time-of-flight. The evaluated /sup 6/Li cross section was used to obtain sigma(n,f) for /sup 241/Pu from 8 eV to 70 keV and to normalize the results to the accepted thermal fission cross-section value.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Livermore
OSTI ID:
7318960
Journal Information:
Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 63:2; ISSN NSENA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English