Figures & data
Table 1. Differential capture and transmission measurements of 243Am
Table 2. Thermal capture cross sections provided by different integral measurements and evaluations of 243Am
Table 3. Characteristics of the samples
Table 4. Isotopic and impurity abundances of 243Am sample
Table 6. Details of uncertainties for the derived capture cross section of 243Am at neutron energy of 0.0253 eV
Table 7. Details of uncertainties for the derived total cross section of 243Am at neutron energy of 0.0253 eV
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