Published September 15, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Calibration of an active well coincidence counter for 235U measurements

  • 1. Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.

Description

A semi-empirical calibration formula is developed for 235U measurements with an active well coincidence counter (AWCC). Powder samples of U3O8 ranging from 2 to 12 kg and varying in 235U enrichment from 39 to 77% were examined. The calibration formula was tested by analyzing AWCC measurements for known standards which contained 0.0-3.4 kg of 235U. AWCC measurements agreed with the known values to within 2% for samples having more than 0.35 kg of 235U. All measurements agreed to within 0.06 kg of the known values. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
Journal Volume
200
Journal Issue
2/3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.
Journal Page Range
597-600
ISSN
0029-554X

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Notes
Letter-to-the-editor.