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J. R. Berreth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 1 | Number 3 | June 1965 | Pages 230-234
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NT65-A20507
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For measurements of neutron cross sections as a function of energy by the fast-chopper technique, uniform samples are required. Intensely radioactive materials present difficult problems of sample fabrication. A method of fabricating such samples, applicable to a wide range of radioactive materials, consists of preparing the radioactive nuclide in the form of a finely divided chemically stable oxide, followed by mixing the oxide with aluminum powder and compacting into a solid bar. Special sealed containers for such samples provide tight containment of the radioactive material with a minimum of surface contamination.