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Neutron Yield from a Small High Purity 238PuO2 Source

J. K. Bair, H. M. Butler

Nuclear Technology / Volume 19 / Number 3 / September 1973 / Pages 202-203

Technical Note / Radioisotope / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT73-A15883

The neutron yield from a small high purity 238PuO2 source has been measured to be 1.705 × 104 n/sec per gram of 238Pu with an accuracy of better than 1%.