Reevaluation of prompt neutron emission multiplicity distributions for spontaneous fission

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-199

  Santi, P ^a   Miller, M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSION REACTIONS; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRONS;

AVERAGE VALUES; EMISSION PROBABILITIES; GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS; MULTIPLICITY DISTRIBUTIONS; NUCLEAR DATA; PROMPT NEUTRONS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 54149096957     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE07-85     Document Type: Article

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