Measurement of effective capture cross section of americium-243 for thermal neutrons

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1441-1445

  Ohta, Masayuki ^a   Nakamura, Shoji ^a   Harada, Hideo ^a   Fujii, Toshiyuki ^b   Yamana, Hajimu ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation method; Americium 243; Americium 244; Curium 244; Effective capture cross section; Minor actinides; Thermal neutron

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ISOTOPES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; NEUTRONS; SILICON SENSORS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVATION METHOD; CAPTURE CROSS SECTION; MINOR ACTINIDES; NEUTRON FLUX; SILICON SURFACE BARRIER DETECTORS; THERMAL NEUTRONS;

AMERICIUM;

EID: 33846514540     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2006.9711239     Document Type: Article

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