Manhattan project 1940s research on the prompt ssion neutron spectrum

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: PFNS and collaborators from the CEA Cadarache, France have published the research work: Manhattan Project 1940s research on the prompt ssion neutron spectrum, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 11/03/1943
  • what: The Manhattan Project was able to determine the PFNS quite accurately, for both uranium and plutonium.
  • how: Using smaller amounts of material in the experiment provided the hope of having less background scattering and therefore reduced uncertainties.

SUMMARY

    The meeting summary by Bethe, Manley, and Bacher remarked on the perceived large PFNS uncertainties, and the urgent . . .

     

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