Thermal-neutron capture cross section and resonance integral of americium-241

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1500-1508

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

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation method; Alpha ray spectroscopy; Americium 241; Americium 242g; Curium 242; Resonance integral; Thermal neutron capture cross section

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION METHOD; ALPHA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE INTEGRALS; THERMAL-NEUTRON CAPTURE CROSS SECTION;

CURIUM; NEUTRON ABSORPTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RESONANCE;

AMERICIUM;

EID: 38349084187     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.44.1500     Document Type: Article

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