Observation of uranium photo-fission by 16N decay gamma rays from water activated by D-T fusion neutrons

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 403-424

  Smith, Donald L ^a   Maekawa, Fujio ^b   Ikeda, Yujiro ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Japan Atom E ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FUSION REACTORS; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; URANIUM; WATER;

PHOTOFISSION;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0033906892     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(99)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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