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L. Popescu, J. Heyse, J. Wagemans, C. Wagemans
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 171 | Number 3 | July 2012 | Pages 204-209
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE11-65
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An experimental program was set up at SCKCEN to determine the thermal neutron-induced fission cross section of curium isotopes. These transuranium nuclei are produced in nuclear reactors and are candidates for transmutation. This paper presents our 243Cm(n,f) measurement, yielding a cross-section value of (667 ± 26) b. A detailed analysis of the experimental results published by previous groups is performed, and the renormalized values are compared with our result. In general, a good agreement with old data is observed, questioning the values adopted by different nuclear data libraries.
