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dc.contributor.advisorThode, H. G.-
dc.contributor.authorKennett, Terence-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T20:01:23Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-04T20:01:23Z-
dc.date.issued1954-10-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/26399-
dc.description.abstractAn electron multiplier has been developed which has increased the sensitivity of an existing mass spectrometer toy a factor of 10^5. This increased sensitivity has permitted determination of fission yields of substances that have undergone little fission. Two such samples, for which the rare gas isotopes have been analysed, are Bohemian pitchblende and the products resulting from the neutron fission of Th232, The Bohemian ore exhibited more neutron fission than any uranium deposit previously analysed. An explanation of this effect may be obtained by considera­tion of the geological and chemical nature of the deposit. The neutron fission of thorium, which shows fine structure in both the xenon and krypton regions, is similar to the patterns of u235 U235 and pu239,en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectfissionen_US
dc.subjecthigh sensitivity mass spectrometeren_US
dc.titleA Study of Fission Yields Using a High Sensitivity Mass Spectrometeren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPhysicsen_US
dc.description.degreetypeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
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