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The Foil Thickness Correction in Measurements and the Discrepancy

J. W. Boldeman, J. Fréhaut

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 76 / Number 1 / October 1980 / Pages 49-52

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE80-A19292

The effect of the source thickness in gated measurements has been determined accurately. All existing data for thermal fission of 233U, 235U, 239Pu, and 241Pu have been revised and a comparison is made with values of derived from the η values.