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G. de Saussure, E. G. Silver
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1959 | Pages 49-54
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A27329
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A fast coincidence technique was employed to measure the relative prompt-neutron yields per fission of U233, U235, Pu239, and Pu241 induced by thermal neutrons. The values obtained were ν23/ν25 = 1.02 + 0.01, ν49/ν25 = 1.23 ± 0.01, and ν41/ν25 = 1.295 ± 0.02, where ν23, ν25, ν49, and ν41 designate the prompt-neutron yields of U233, U235, Pu239, and Pu241, respectively.