Pu-Be Source Spectrum

[Rob Tayloe <tayloe@ibm.estd.battelle.org>]

Kim Kearfott <kearfott@umich.edu> asked: >
>Does anybody know an electronic or other source of neutron energy 
>spectrum data for a Pu-Be source?

Citations for info related to your request are given below:

Anderson, M.E. and Bond, Jr., W.H., "Neutron Spectrum of a Plutonium-Beryllium 
Source", 'Nuclear Physics', vol. 43, (1963), pp. 330-338.

Anderson, M.E. and Neff, R.A., "Neutron Energy Spectra of Different Size 
Pu-239 - Be (alpha, n) Sources", Nuclear Instr. and Methods, vol. 99, 
(1972), pp. 231-235.

Geiger, K.W. and Van Der Zwan, L., "Radioactive Neutron Source Spectra 
from Be-9 (alpha, n) Cross Section Data", Nuclear Instr. and 
Methods, vol. 131, (1975), pp. 315-321.

Anderson, M.E., "Increases in Neutron Yields of Plutonium-
Beryllium (alpha, n) Sources", Nuclear Applications, vol. 4. 
March 1968,pp. 142-147.

Lorch, E.A., "Neutron Spectra of Am-241/B, Am-241/Be, Am-241/F, 
Cm-242/Be, Pu-238/C-13, and Cf-252 Isotopic Neutron Sources", 
International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, vol. 24, 
(1973), pp. 585-591. [Spectra other than Pu-Be]

"Neutron reference radiations for calibrating neutron-measuring 
devices used for radiation protection purposes and for determining 
their response as a function of neutron energy", International Standard 
Organization, ISO-8529 (1989).

"Compendium of Neutron Spectra and Detector Responses for Radiation 
Protection Purposes", International Atomic Energy Agency, Technical 
Report Series No. 318, (1990).

"Compendium of Neutron Spectra in Criticality Accident Dosimetry", 
International Atomic Energy Agency, Technical Report Series No. 180, (1978).
[not really Pu-Be, but interesting fission spectra]

Please contact me directly if you have difficulty in obtaining any 
of these documents.

Rob Tayloe
email: tayloe@battelle.org   phone 614-424-5796