Measurement of cross sections for the reactions 241Am(n, 2n) and 241Am(n, 3n)

Abstract

The cross sections for the reactions 241Am(n, 2n)240Am and 241Am(n, 3n)239Am are measured for several neutron-energy values in the range 13.42–14.86 MeV. An upper limit on the cross section for the reaction 241Am(n, α)238Np is also obtained.