Abstract
Mass spectrometric analyses show the presence of curium-246 and curium-247 in curium samples produced from neutron-irradiated plutonium. The pile-neutron capture cross sections of , , , are 115±20, 25±10, 200±100, and 15±10 barns, respectively. The alpha-disintegration half-life of is calculated to be 19.2±0.6 years.
- Received 15 February 1954
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.94.974
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