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H. Jasicek, F. Bensch
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 77 | Number 1 | January 1981 | Pages 51-57
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE81-A21338
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The fast neutron emission spectrum of 252Cf has been investigated by means of proton-recoil spectrometers. With a large (900-mm-long) counter tube, the neutron distribution between 0.9 and 10 MeV could be determined. Monte Carlo calculated response functions were applied to unfold the measured proton-recoil distributions. With a smaller (466-mm-long) counter tube, the energy interval between 1 and 3 MeV was examined in a search for neutron fine-structure groups. No such groups could be established.
