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ORIGINAL PAPER

Measurement of Effective Capture Cross Section of Americium-243 for Thermal Neutrons

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Pages 1441-1445 | Received 22 Jun 2006, Accepted 05 Sep 2006, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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