Calculation and analysis of n + 232Th reaction cross sections

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 202-210

  Han, Yinlu ^a   Shen, Qingbiao ^a   Zhang, Jingshang ^a   Zhang, Zhengjun ^b  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; GAMMA RAYS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS;

FISSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0037321650     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE03-A2330     Document Type: Article

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