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Experimental Determination of the 234U(nth,f) Cross Section

C. Wagemans, J. Wagemans, P. Geltenbort, O. Zimmer

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 132 / Number 3 / July 1999 / Pages 308-311

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE99-A2065

The 234U(nth,f) cross section was determined for the first time at the high-flux reactor of the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, yielding a value of (300 ± 20) mb. This was only possible due to the combination of a highly enriched 234U sample with an excellent neutron beam.