Additional Measurements of the Ratio of the Fission Cross Sections of Plutonium-239 and Uranium-235

W. P. Poenitz

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22401

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 47 / Number 2

Additional Measurements of the Ratio of the Fission Cross Sections of Plutonium-239 and Uranium-235

W. P. Poenitz

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 47 / Number 2 / February 1972 / Pages 228-230

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE72-A22401

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The ratio of the fission cross sections of ²³⁹Pu to that of ²³⁵U has been measured at 30 keV and from 0.5 to 5.4 MeV. A value of 0.796 ± 0.020 has been obtained at 30 keV. None of the structure reported recently by Savin et al. could be found in the MeV range in the present measurements.