Production of Pu-239 from a natural Uranium disk and 'hot rock' using a neutron howitzer

May, 2008
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A neutron howitzer was used to produce 239Np from the targets of natural U and a hot rock. An intrinsic Germanium detector enabled the observations of the gamma rays in the decay of 239Np and a determination of its half life of 2.3 days. This shows that 239Pu had been produced in both targets
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