Published August 1, 2006
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Journal article
Production of 242mAm
Creators
- 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Sezione di Pavia and Universita di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia (Italy)
- 2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Nucleare, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ponzio 34/3, I-20133 Milan (Italy)
- 3. Radioactive Waste Management Department, ENEA (Italy)
- 4. Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente (ENEA) (Italy)
Description
The isotope 242mAm is an interesting nuclide as it shows one of the known highest neutron fission cross-section. This could be useful in some special applications, like nuclear reactors for space propulsion, electricity production by direct energy conversion and small-core nuclear reactors. However its availability, in particular at high isotopic abundance, is at present a serious drawback. We have experimentally tested a growth model for the production of 242mAm by means of Am241(n,γ)Am242m reaction in thermal nuclear reactors. The obtained results are found to be in agreement with the model itself
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2006.04.029;
- PII
- S0168-9002(06)00640-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 564
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 482-485
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38035106
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABUNDANCE; AMERICIUM 241; AMERICIUM 242; CROSS SECTIONS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ENRICHMENT; FISSION; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR CORES; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONVERSION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; FERMIONS; FUELS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.