{"title":"Spectra of secondary neutrons produced in the passage of 14 MeV neutrons through layers of fissile material","authors":"Yu.S. Zamyatnin, I.N. Safina, E.K. Gutnikova, N.I. Ivanova","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90170-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90170-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Measurements are presented of the energy spectra of secondary neutrons formed in layers of <sup>232</sup>Th, <sup>233</sup>U, <sup>235</sup>U, <sup>238</sup>U and <sup>239</sup>Pu under bombardment by 14 MeV neutrons. It is shown that all the spectra contain two components, characteristic respectively of fission and evaporation processes. The coefficients involved in resolving the spectra into their components have been expressed as a function of the nuclear constants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 194-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90170-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75364767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spectra of secondary neutrons produced in the passage of fast neutrons through layers of various materials","authors":"Yu.S. Zamyatnin, E.K. Gutnikova, N.I. Ivanova, I.N. Safina","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90136-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90136-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 41-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90136-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89659186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The measurement of νeff and σf + σc of 235U and 239Pu for fast neutrons","authors":"V.N. Andreev","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90154-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90154-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 151-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90154-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90052375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Secondary nuclear reactions induced in tin by fast protons","authors":"M.Ia. Kuznetsova, V.N. Mekhedov, V.A. Khalkin","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90179-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90179-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nuclear reactions in which spallation products are captured by the target nucleus have been studied by the radio-chemical method. The excitation functions of secondary reactions leading to product nuclei having charges 2 or 3 units greater than that of the target nuclei have been obtained from measurements of the yields of isotopes of tellurium (<em>Z</em> = 52) and iodine (<em>Z</em> = 53) formed in the 170–660 MeV proton bombardment of tin (<em>Z</em> = 50). The cross-sections of these reactions increase with increasing proton energy: for <em>E</em><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 170 MeV, <em>σ</em>(<em>α</em>, <em>xn</em>) and σ(Li, <em>xn</em>) are 18·5 ± 5 and 0·17 ± 0·1 μbarns, respectively; for <em>E</em><sub><em>p</em></sub> = 660 MeV, these cross-sections are 50 ± 6·5 and 1·6 ± 0·5 μbarns, respectively. The cross-sections for the capture of lithium nuclei by tin obtained in this work are in good agreement with the results for similar reactions with copper, tin, and lead over a comparable proton energy interval but they are 50 times less than the cross-sections found by <span>Marquez</span> and <span>Perlman</span>. The observed secondary reaction cross-sections for the capture of lithium nuclei can be accounted for only by supposing that the lithium nuclei are emitted with energies greater than they could acquire as a result of fission or evaporation of the target nucleus. Secondary reactions of the type (α, <em>xn</em>) can be accounted for by assuming that the m-particles are emitted as a result of the evaporation process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 240-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90179-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88280340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The elastic scattering of neutrons in cylindrical absorbers","authors":"T.Kh. Sedelnikov","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90159-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90159-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 160-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90159-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90196379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the angular distribution of the light and heavy fragments from the fission of 238U by 14 MeV neutrons","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90160-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90160-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 164-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90160-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136493723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The composition and instability constants of +3 oxalate complex ions","authors":"A.D. Gel′man, N.N. Matorina, A.I. Moskvin","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90132-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90132-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The solubility of Pu<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2O</sub><sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·9H<sub>2</sub>O in aqueous K<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> solutions of from 0·01 to 2·4 M was determined at 20°C and constant onic strength. It was established that Pu<sup>+3</sup> forms complexes in these solutions. The solubility data show the following complex ions in this concentration range: [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup>, [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> and [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup> with overall instability constants of 4·9 × 10<sup>−10</sup>, 4·10 × 10-10, and 11·9 ×x 10<sup>−11</sup> respectively. The solubility of PU<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·9H<sub>2</sub>O in 0·07 to 0·7 M aqueous (NH<sub>4</sub>) 2 C204 solutions at 70°C was also determined. Under these conditions, the complex ions formed were shown to be [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup>, [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> and [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup>. The calculated overall instability constants are 11·6 × 10<sup>−9</sup>, 5·6 × 10<sup>−9</sup> and 2·5 x 10<sup>−9</sup> respectively. Heats of formation of the Pu<sup>+3</sup> oxalate complex ions were calculated for the reaction Pu<sup>+3</sup> + nC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub><sup>−2</sup> 2 : [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub><em>n</em></sub>]<sup>3−2n</sup>. ΔQ for [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>−</sup> is 1300 cal, for [PU(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−3</sup> 1200 cal and for [Pu(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>−5</sup> 1300 cal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90132-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81724878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neutron flux distributions in media separated by a plane boundary","authors":"I.I. Talyanskii","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90173-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90173-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 205-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90173-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76341421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gamma-ray spectra excited by the inelastic scattering of fast neutrons by Mg, Al, Fe, Cu, Sn, and Sb","authors":"I.F. Barchuk, M.V. Pasechnik, Iu.A. Tsibul'ko","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90148-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90148-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study of the inelastic scattering of fast neutrons is of considerable theoretical and practical importance. From the theoretical point of view such studies provide information about the levels of stable nuclei. The practical value of these studies is due to the importance of inelastically scattered neutrons in the operation of fast neutron reactors. A knowledge of the spectra of the inelastically scattered neutrons is essential to the provision of a sound theory of fast reactors. <sup>(1,2)</sup> In order to provide this information, the last 5–7 years has seen a considerable amount of work devoted to the development of fast neutron spectrometry and to the spectroscopy of the gamma-rays accompanying inelastic neutron scattering.</p><p>In this paper, we report measurements of the spectra of gamma-rays excited by the inelastic scattering of 2·8 MeV neutrons by Mg, Al, Fe, Cu, Sn, and Sb. A NaI(Tl) scintillation spectrometer was used in this work in conjunction with a photomultiplier, type FEU-1B, and a 50 channel pulse height analyser incorporating a magnetic drum memory device. For <sup>60</sup>Co gamma-rays, the resolution of the spectrometer was 6·5–7 per cent. Gamma-rays having the following energies (MeV) were observed: Mg 0·97; 1·41; 1·92; 2·3. Al 0·84; 1·00; 1·80; 2·16. Fe 0·84; 1·25; 1·46; 1·70. Cu 0·63; 0·78; 0·96; 1·12; 1·38; 1·46; 1·72; 2·03. Sn 0·84; 1·16; 1·50; 1·80; 2·16. Sb 1·04; 1·50; 1·84; 2·16.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 120-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90148-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85474935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"14 MeV fission cross-sections of 232Th and 237Np","authors":"A.N. Protopopov, Iu.A. Seltiskii, S.M. Solov'ev","doi":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90157-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0891-3919(59)90157-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nuclear Energy (1954)","volume":"9 1","pages":"Pages 157-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1959-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0891-3919(59)90157-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91047663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}