Californium neutron flux multiplier
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Californium neutron flux multiplier
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A californium neutron flux multiplier (CFX) is a source of neutrons for research purposes. It contains a small amount of californium-252 and several plates of highly enriched uranium (uranium-235) in a subcritical configuration. As the californium undergoes spontaneous nuclear decay, it emits neutrons, which bombard the uranium and cause it to decay as well, emitting still more neutrons. This induced fission cascade generates a beam of neutrons that can be used for a variety of imaging and analy
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Arrangement amplifying neutron production from Cf-252
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Californium_neutron_flux_multiplier
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2023-10-19T09:10:54Z
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