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Average energy of 237Np and 241Am prompt fission neutron spectra

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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 104, No. 4, pp. 250–252, April, 2008

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Maslov, V.M. Average energy of 237Np and 241Am prompt fission neutron spectra. At Energy 104, 330–333 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-008-9036-7

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