Measurement of the Np237(n,γ) cross section from 20 meV to 500 keV with a high efficiency, highly segmented 4π BaF2 detector

Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Esch, E I ^a   Reifarth, R ^a,b,c   Bond, E M ^a   Bredeweg, T A ^a   Couture, A ^a   Glover, S E ^a   Greife, U ^b   Haight, R C ^a   Hatarik, A M ^b,d   Hatarik, R ^b   Jandel, M ^a   Kawano, T ^a   Mertz, A ^a,e   O'Donnell, J M ^a   Rundberg, R S ^a   Schwantes, J M ^a,f   Ullmann, J L ^a   Vieira, D J ^a   Wilhelmy, J B ^a   Wouters, J M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Yale University   (United States)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 41149178552     PISSN: 05562813     EISSN: 1089490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.77.034309     Document Type: Article

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