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Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 45 | Number 1 | July 1971 | Pages 37-46
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE71-A20343
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Integral values of the capture-to-fission cross-section ratio for 239Pu and 233U have been measured in a soft spectrum fast reactor critical assembly using mass spectrometric techniques to determine the capture rate. Values of 0.363 ± 0.024 and 0.10 ± 0.04 were obtained for 239Pu and 233U, respectively. The value of 0.363 ± 0.024 is in good agreement with the value calculated using the revised Gwin differential cross-section data for 239Pu. The value for 233U is within experimental error in agreement with the value calculated using ENDF/B data.
