Leakage Neutron Spectrum from a Bare Pu239Critical Assembly

1 December 1960

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering

Vol. 8 (6) , 595-597
https://doi.org/10.13182/nse60-a25846

Abstract

The leakage neutron spectrum of a bare Pu²³⁹ critical assembly has been measured with nuclear emulsions as both radiator and detector. A comparison with similar measurements on the U²³⁵ analogue of this assembly indicates a higher average energy for the Pu²³⁹ neutrons.

Keywords

DETECTOR
BARE
EMULSIONS
ANALOGUE
NEUTRON SPECTRUM
U235
LEAKAGE NEUTRON
PU239CRITICAL

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