Published July 1981
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Journal article
Measurements of the /sup 238/U(n,/gamma/) cross section at thermal and fast neutron energies
Description
The /sup 238/U(n,/gamma/) cross section is of continuing interest in applied areas due to its important role as a fertile material in various breeding cycles. The capture cross section of /sup 238/U was measured using the activation technique and /sup 235/U(n,f) and /sup 197/Au(n,/gamma/) as reference cross sections. Capture events were measured by detection of two prominent gamma-ray transitions in the decay of the /sup 239/U daughter nuclide, /sup 239/Np, employing a high-resolution Ge(Li) detector. 33 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Sci. Eng.
- Journal Volume
- 78
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Nucl. Sci. Eng.
- Journal Page Range
- 239-247
- ISSN
- 0029-5639
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13692629
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMERICIUM 243; CALIBRATION; CROSS SECTIONS; EXTRAPOLATION; FAST NEUTRONS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; GOLD 197; NEPTUNIUM 239; NEUTRON TRANSPORT; REACTOR KINETICS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238; URANIUM 239
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BREEDER REACTORS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FAST REACTORS; FERMIONS; GOLD ISOTOPES; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEPTUNIUM ISOTOPES; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; NEUTRONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES