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B. W. McGhee, W. W. Graham, III, M. R. Haroon
Nuclear Technology | Volume 8 | Number 6 | June 1970 | Pages 531-535
Education | doi.org/10.13182/NT70-A28653
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The increasing availability of high-strength 252Cf neutron sources for educational use suggests the possibility of a new wave of source-strength measurements in student laboratories. In this paper, different methods for calculation and measurement of strengths have been discussed. Results obtained by the maganese-boron method have been compared with the theoretical predictions. Sources of error have been pointed out and a procedure has been recommended for use in a laboratory. It is concluded that results obtained by this method are accurate to 5% while more elaborate and painstaking measurements may produce ∼2% accuracy.
