Seltzer, S.
(2009),
Calculations of Fluence Rates of Unscattered X- and Gamma-Ray Photons Emerging From Model Spheres of Special Nuclear Material, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=901131
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Calculations of Fluence Rates of Unscattered X- and Gamma-Ray Photons Emerging From Model Spheres of Special Nuclear Material
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Calculations have been done to develop estimates of the fluence rate of unscattered x and gamma rays emerging from two model spheres of special nuclear material: one of uranium enriched to 93.5% by weight of U-235; one of plutonium enriched to 6.0% by weight of Pu-240.Citation
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fluence rate, highly enriched uranium, photons, radionuclides, spheres, weapons-grade plutonium
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Created November 30, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017