Effect of Temperature on the Resonance Absorption of Neutrons by Uranium (open access)

Effect of Temperature on the Resonance Absorption of Neutrons by Uranium

The resonance absorption of uranium for neutrons has been investigated between 20 degree C and 1000 degree C. Experiments were caried out on both UO2, density 4.63, and metal. The resonance activity was measured with respect to that of an iodine monitor at several different temperatures and the ratio of activity at temperature T to that at 20 degree C was determined. The increase in activity is 0.9 per cent per 100 degree C for the oxide and 1.1 percent per 100 degree C for the metal. The period of U239 was found to be 23.54 +- 0.05 min.
Date: April 22, 1943
Creator: Mitchell, Allan C. G. (Allan Charles Gray), 1902-; Slotin, Louis; Marshall, John; Nedzel, V. A.; Brown, L. J. & Pruett, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library