Re: neutron yield AmBe / curie of Am

[LIPTONW@detroitedison.com]

Per ICRU Report 10b (NBS Handbook 85) (1964), "Physical Aspects of 
Irradiation": 
 
An Am-241-Be neutron source has a yield of 2.0 E6 neutrons/sec per Curie of 
Am-241. 
 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
Here's to a risk free world, and other fantasies. 
 
Bill Lipton 
liptonw@detroitedison.com

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• To: Multiple,recipients,of,list,radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
• Subject: neutron yield AmBe / curie of Am
• From: "radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu" <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
• Date: 04 Sep 97 13:45:07
• Reply-to: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu

     Dear Radsafers
        Can anyone tell me the neutron yield of AmBe per curie of 
     Americium?  Thanks in advance. You may repond directly to:
     
     Lorraine Day, PhD
     day@camd.lsu.edu 
     
     or to 
     
     Max Scott, PhD, CHP
     max@maelstrom.enrg.lsu.edu

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