Secondary Electron Yield from Fission Fragments
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 36 (2) , 355-356
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1713994
Abstract
The secondary electron yield from fission fragments has been measured directly using an ultrahigh‐vacuum diode containing uranium which was operated in a nuclear reactor. The current measured in this diode consisted of contributions from the positively charged fission fragments, secondary electron emission induced by fission fragments, and photoelectrons generated by gamma radiation. The secondary electron yield Δ was determined from the secondary electron current and the computed fission fragment emission rate. For a thick (>one range) uranium‐nickel (5.7 wt. % nickel) alloy the value of Δ is 207±10.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Secondary Electron Production from Fission Fragments Emerging from Thin Layers of Uranium DioxideJournal of Applied Physics, 1962