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Experimental investigation of the probability of (n, α n′) reaction in natural uranium

Экспериментальное исследование вероятности реакции (n, α n′) в естественном уране

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Acta Physica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

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Experiments have been undertaken to investigate whether the (n, αn′) reaction is responsible for the anomaly observed in the small angle elastic scattering of 14 MeV neutrons by U238. The results show the probability of this reaction, if it occurs at all, to be so low that its contribution cannot explain the anomaly in question. An estimate of the reaction crossection gives a value of 0,5 mb in the upper limit.

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Экспериментально исследуется, возможно ли истолковывать, аномалию при упругом рассеянии нейтронов с энергией 14 МЭВ на малые углы реакций (n, α n′) в U348. Найдено, что реакция не имеет места, или если и протекет, то ей не обуславливается аномалия. Для эффективного поперечного сечения реакции—как верхний предел—получено значение 0,5 mb.

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Ádám, A., Pálla, G. & Quittner, P. Experimental investigation of the probability of (n, α n′) reaction in natural uranium. Acta Physica 20, 227–231 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158166

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