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On the Average Energies of β Particles Emitted by Fission Products

M. Goldsmith, K. Shure

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 60 / Number 3 / July 1976 / Pages 322-324

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE76-A26890

Values of Eav/Emax for beta particles from fission products obtained by an approximate method developed by England are shown to differ by <5% from those obtained by including Coulomb effects correctly for Emax ≤ 5.0 MeV.