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H. C. Britt, J. B. Wilhelmy
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 72 | Number 2 | November 1979 | Pages 222-229
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-222
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Simulated (n,f) cross sections for En = 0.5 to 6 MeV are estimated from fission probabilities obtained in (3He,df) and (3He,tf) studies. Cross sections are presented for 34 isotopes of protactinium, uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium, and einsteinium. Results are compared to direct (n,f) measurements for five cases.
