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Capture Cross Sections of Neptunium-237

Donald C. Stupegia, Marcia Schmidt, Curtis R. Keedy

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 29 / Number 2 / August 1967 / Pages 218-219

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE67-A18530

Neutron-capture cross sections of 237Np have been measured at eight neutron energies between 0.15 and 1.5 MeV. The experimental method was the activation technique in which the neptunium target was irradiated with a monoenergetic neutron beam and analyzed for the product 238Np by gamma-ray spectrometry.