Alpha-n and spontaneous fission sources and spectra from individual plutonium isotopes in PuF₄ and PuO₂ [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Dept. of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1996.
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| Abstract: | Plutonium-containing compounds vary widely in isotopic content, and as a result, the dose as function of isotopic content also varies considerably. Determination of the dose from neutrons, decay and capture gammas from plutonium in the form of compounds thus requires that the spontaneous fission and (α,n) source and spectra from each individual isotope be known. To facilitate dose calculations from plutonium-containing compounds, we have calculated the spontaneous fission and (α,n) sources and spectra for 1 g of each of the plutonium isotopes in the form of either PuF₄ or PuO₂. As ²⁴¹Am is often a component in a mixture of plutonium isotopic compounds, the source and spectra from 1 g of ²⁴¹Am mixed with PuF₄ or PuO₂ has also been determined. Using these results, the neutron source and spectra may be determined for any sample composition. 2 refs., 3 tabs. |
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| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 10/01/1996. "LA-UR--96-1859" "CONF-961103--17" "DE96014035" Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and the European Nuclear Society (ENS), Washington, DC (United States), 10-14 Nov 1996. Wilson, W.B.; Perry, R.T. |
| Physical Description: | 6 p. |