Re: PuBe Sources - Increase in neutron flux

[Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@LANL.GOV>]

Whoops, my fingers are not working well this morning; in my previous 

message I meant to write:

Yes. Alphas are needed to produce the neutrons, and Pu-241 does not emit 

alphas but Am-241 does.



mike

Mike McNaughton

Los Alamos National Lab.

email: mcnaught@LANL.gov or mcnaughton@LANL.gov

phone: (505)667-6130



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